Gezhouba Dam

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Gezhouba Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam in Yichang, Hubei, China, notable as the first major dam built on the Yangtze River and an important source of power generation and river navigation control.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Gezhouba Reservoir 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
run-of-the-river power station
basinCountry China
category Dams on the Yangtze River
Hydroelectric power stations in Hubei
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStartDate 1970
continent Asia
coordinateSystem WGS84
surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
country China
gridConnection Central China power grid
hasPart powerhouse
ship lock
spillway
hasReservoir Gezhouba Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gezhouba Reservoir
height 47 m
impact hydropower generation for central China
improved navigation on the Yangtze River
inception 1970
installedCapacity 2715 MW
length 2584 m
locatedDownstreamOf Three Gorges Dam
locatedIn China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Yichang
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hubei NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time
locatedNear Yichang
surface form: Yichang city
locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
locatedUpstreamOf Yichang
surface form: Yichang urban area
namedAfter Gezhouba
navigationFacility ship lock complex
numberOfTurbines 21
openingDate 1988
operator China Yangtze Power
owner China Yangtze Power
partOf Yangtze River hydropower development
purpose flood control
navigation
power generation
region central China
riverSystem Yangtze River basin
significantEvent first major dam on the Yangtze River
startOfOperation 1981
1982
1983
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourseDammed Yangtze River

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yichang hasNearbyAttraction Gezhouba Dam
Yichang hasNearbyInfrastructure Gezhouba Dam
Gezhouba Dam hasReservoir Gezhouba Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gezhouba Reservoir
Yangtze River hydroelectricProject Gezhouba Dam