Shuibuya Dam

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Shuibuya Dam is a major concrete-face rock-fill dam on China’s Qing River, known for its large hydroelectric power station and significant role in regional flood control and water management.

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instanceOf concrete-face rock-fill dam
hydroelectric dam
annualGeneration ~3.9 TWh
associatedCity Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial rock-fill
constructionStart 2002
country China
damHeight 233 m
damHeightCategory one of the tallest concrete-face rock-fill dams in the world
damLength ~660 m
damType concrete-face rock-fill
damVolume ~15,000,000 m³
designFeature concrete face slab on upstream side
energySource hydropower
faceMaterial concrete
firstGeneratorCommissioned 2007
floodControlRole reduces flood risk downstream on the Qing River
gridConnection Central China power grid NERFINISHED
impact contributes to flood mitigation in the Qing River basin
improves navigation conditions on the Qing River
supports regional power supply in Hubei Province
installedCapacity 1,840 MW
locatedIn Badong County NERFINISHED
Hubei Province
central China
locatedOnRiver Qing River NERFINISHED
notableStatus among the highest concrete-face rock-fill dams globally at completion
numberOfTurbines 4
openingDate 2007
operator Hubei Qingjiang Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. NERFINISHED
owner Hubei Qingjiang Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. NERFINISHED
plantType conventional hydroelectric power station
primaryFunctionRegion Qing River valley GENERATED
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
navigation improvement
water supply
reservoirName Shuibuya Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirNormalElevation 400 m above sea level
reservoirTotalCapacity ~4,580,000,000 m³
riverBasin Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED
spillwayLocation dam crest
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
waterManagementRole regulates seasonal flows in the Qing River

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Qing River hasDam Shuibuya Dam