Shimen Dam
E636315
Shimen Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in northern Taiwan that provides water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric power as part of the Shimen Reservoir system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | 763 km² ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| country | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creates | Shimen Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 245 m above sea level ⓘ |
| crosses | Dahan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | typhoon flood control ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
lakeside roads
ⓘ
surrounding parks ⓘ viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
reduced storage capacity due to siltation
ⓘ
reservoir sedimentation ⓘ |
| height | 133 m ⓘ |
| length | 360 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taoyuan City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Daxi District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
severe sediment inflow during Typhoon Aere (2004)
ⓘ
water shortage episodes during drought years ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| operator | Taiwan Water Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Taiwan Water Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shimen Reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCapacity | 90 MW ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSupplyTo |
Hsinchu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Taipei NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| reservoirActiveCapacity | 252,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 8.2 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 309,120,000 m³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Tamsui River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCount | 7 ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| tourism | popular scenic attraction ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
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