Bashan Dam

For the arch-gravity dam on the Second Songhua River in Jilin, see Baishan Dam.
Bashan Dam
Location of Bashan Dam in China
Country China
Location Chengkou County
Coordinates 32°06′11″N 108°27′44″E / 32.10306°N 108.46222°E / 32.10306; 108.46222Coordinates: 32°06′11″N 108°27′44″E / 32.10306°N 108.46222°E / 32.10306; 108.46222
Status Operational
Construction began 2005
Opening date 2009
Owner(s) Chongqing Bashan Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds Renhe River
Height 155 m (509 ft)
Length 477 m (1,565 ft)
Elevation at crest 685 m (2,247 ft)
Width (crest) 12 m (39 ft)
Dam volume 5,500,000 m3 (7,193,728 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 315,000,000 m3 (412,004,445 cu yd)
Catchment area 1,712 km2 (661 sq mi)
Surface area 5.72 km2 (2 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 2009
Turbines 2 x 70 MW Pelton-type[1]
Installed capacity 140 MW
Annual generation 449 GWh

The Bashan Dam is an embankment dam on the Renhe River located 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Chengkou County's seat in Chongqing, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 140 MW power station containing two 70 MW Pelton turbine-generators. It is a concrete-face rock-fill type with a height of 155 m (509 ft); creating a reservoir with a capacity of 315,000,000 m3 (412,004,445 cu yd). The dam is located before a bend in the river and diverts water through a 2,181 m (7,156 ft) long headrace tunnel that leads to the power station.[2] Construction on the project began in 2005, the river was diverted by 2006 and the generators operational in 2009.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Achievement". Chongqing Water Turbine Works Co. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. "Project 4750 : Chongqing Chengkou County Bashan Hydropower Station Project". UN Clean Development Mechanism. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. "Bashan Hydropower" (in Chinese). Baidu. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. "Chongqing Bashan station built China's first high-line-type rock-fill dam". China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering Network. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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