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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