Jishixia Dam

Dam

35°49′42″N 102°42′23″E / 35.82833°N 102.70639°E / 35.82833; 102.70639StatusUnder constructionConstruction began2005Dam and spillwaysImpoundsYellow RiverHeight101 m (331 ft)ReservoirCreatesJishixia ReservoirTotal capacity263,500,000 m³ (213,600 acre⋅ft)^[1]Power StationTurbines3 x 340 MW Francis turbinesInstalled capacity1,020 MW

The Jishixia Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, China. It is 101 m (331 ft) tall and downstream from the Gongboxia Dam. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam supports a power station with 3 x 340 MW Francis turbines for a total installed capacity of 1,020 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2005 and the river was diverted in March 2007. The first generator was operational in mid-2010 and the rest by the end of the year.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Hydropower station at Jishixia Gorge begins construction". Qhnews.com. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in China - Qinghai". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
^ "Yellow River Hydropower Project Jishixia progressing smoothly - hydropower - water industries". FrBiz. 2010-04-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 9 January 2011.