Lianghekou Dam
Appearance
Lianghekou Dam | |
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Country | China |
Location | Yajiang County, Sichuan Province |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2009 |
Opening date | 2015 |
Owner(s) | Ertan Hydropower Development Company, Ltd |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
Impounds | Yalong River |
Height | 295 m (968 ft) |
Length | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lianghekou Reservoir |
Total capacity | 10,767,000,000 m3 (8,728,949 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 65,200 km2 (25,174 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 6 x 500 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 3,000 MW |
The Lianghekou Dam (meaning: "mouth of two rivers") is an under construction concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Yalong River in Yajiang County, Sichuan Province, China. The dam is located at the confluence of the Yalong, Xianshui and Qingda Rivers.[1] The dam will be 295 m (968 ft) tall and support a 3,000 MW power station.[2] Studies for the dam were completed between 2005 and 2009 with initial construction beginning that year.[3]
When the dam's reservoir fills, it will force the relocation of over 4,900 people.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Lianghekou Hydroelectric Project". Ertan Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Yalong River Hydropower Station Tender Notice" (in Chinese). CIEDR. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Lianghekou Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). Changjiang Water Resources Commission Ministry of Water Resources. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ Yunhua, Chen (2004). "HYDROELECTRIC EXPLOITATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YALONG RIVE" (PDF). UNHYDRO. Retrieved 29 January 2011.