Danjiangkou Dam
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Danjiangkou Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the Han River in Hubei, China, known for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and serving as a key water source for the South–North Water Transfer Project.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danjiangkou hydropower station | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tianjin NERFINISHED ⓘ cities in Hebei Province ⓘ |
| constructionBy | People's Republic of China government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 176.6 m ⓘ |
| elevationOfReservoirNormal | 170 m ⓘ |
| expandedFor | South–North Water Transfer Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expansionCompletionDate | 2010s ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulating Han River flow
ⓘ
supplying water to northern China ⓘ |
| hasReservoirAlternateName | Danjiangkou Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
162 m
ⓘ
about 531 ft ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 900 MW ⓘ |
| length |
3442 m
ⓘ
about 11,293 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Danjiangkou, Hubei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Henan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubei Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Han River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Hubei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border of Hubei and Henan ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Han River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| operator | China Yangtze Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | China Yangtze Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South–North Water Transfer Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Danjiangkou Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 1022 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity |
about 29.05 billion m³
ⓘ
about 29.05 km³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineCount | 9 ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Wuhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Middle Route of South–North Water Transfer Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Danjiangkou hydropower station