| Dagangshan Dam | |
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  Location of Dagangshan Dam in China  Dagangshan Dam (Sichuan) | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Sichuan Province |
| Coordinates | 29°26′55″N 102°13′07″E / 29.44861°N 102.21861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2008 |
| Opening date | 2015 |
| Owner(s) | Dadu Hydropower Development Co., Ltd |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch |
| Impounds | Dadu River |
| Height | 210 metres (689 ft) |
| Length | 610 metres (2,001 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Width (base) | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Dagangshan Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 724,000,000 cubic metres (586,956 acre⋅ft) |
| Maximum water depth | 205 metres (673 ft) (avg.) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2015-2016 |
| Turbines | 4 x 650 MW |
| Installed capacity | 2,600 MW |
| Annual generation | 11.43 billion kWh |
The Dagangshan Dam (Chinese: 大岗山水电站) is an arch dam on the Dadu River in Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 650 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,600 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2008 and the power plant in 2010. The first two generators were commissioned on 2 September 2015, and the entire project was completed in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tendersinfo News". Dadu Hydropower to build Dagangshan Hydropower Development Program. December 14, 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ Zhang Chuhan; Jin Feng; Pan Jianwen; Long Yuchuan (October 12–17, 2008). "SEISMIC SAFETY EVALUATION OF HIGH CONCRETE DAMS PART II: EARTHQUAKE BEHAVIOR OF ARCH DAMS: CASE STUDY" (PDF). The 14 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "Dadu Hydropower Dagangshan (大渡河大岗山水电站)" (in Chinese). Power Foo. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Dagangshan hydropower generating units put into operation the first two" (in Chinese). Dagangshan Hydropower. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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