Xiangjiaba Dam

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Xiangjiaba Dam
Xiangjiaba Dam is located in China
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Location of Xiangjiaba Dam
Official name 向家坝
Location Yunnan
Coordinates 28°38′27″N 104°27′37″E / 28.64083°N 104.46028°E / 28.64083; 104.46028Coordinates: 28°38′27″N 104°27′37″E / 28.64083°N 104.46028°E / 28.64083; 104.46028
Construction began 2006-11-26
Opening date 2015
Dam and spillways
Height 161 metres (528 ft)
Length 909 metres (2,982 ft)
Impounds Jinsha River
Reservoir
Capacity 5,163,000,000 m3 (4,185,712 acre·ft)
Catchment area 458,800 km2 (177,144 sq mi)
Surface area 95.6 km2 (37 sq mi)[1]
Power station
Turbines 8 × 800MW
Installed capacity 6,400 MW

The Xiangjiaba Dam (simplified Chinese: 向家坝; traditional Chinese: 向家壩; pinyin: Xiàngjiābà) is a large hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, southwest China. The facility runs on eight turbines, each with a capacity of 800 MW, totalling the generating capacity to 6,400 MW. When completed, it will be the fourth largest dam in China. Construction started on November 26, 2006, and is scheduled for completion in 2015.[2][3]

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