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)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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| country | China → |
| gridConnection | Central China power grid → |
| hasPart |
powerhouse
→
ship lock → spillway → |
| hasReservoir |
Gezhouba Dam
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Gezhouba Reservoir
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| 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
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| 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)
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this entity surface form:
Gezhouba Reservoir