Pengshui Dam
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Pengshui Dam | |
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Location of Pengshui Dam in China
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Country | China |
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Status | In use |
Construction began | 2003 |
Opening date | 2008 |
Owner(s) | Pengshui Hydropower Company |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch |
Impounds | Wu River |
Height | 116.5 m (382 ft) |
Length | 325.5 m (1,068 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Pengshui Reservoir |
Total capacity | 518,000,000 m3 (419,949 acre·ft) |
Catchment area | 69,000 km2 (26,641 sq mi) |
Power station | |
Commission date | 2008-2009 |
Type | Conventional |
Turbines | 5 x 350 MW Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,750 MW |
The Pengshui Dam is an arch dam on the Wu River in Wulong County, Chongqing, China. The dam provides water to a 1,750 MW hydroelectric power station containing 5 x 350 MW generators. Construction on the dam began in September 2003 and the power plant was operational in 2008.[1][2]
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