Quxue Dam

The Quxue Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Shuoqu River in Dêrong County of Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation : it supports a 246 MW power station. Construction on the dam began in 2013 and the river was diverted around the construction site in February 2014. The power station was completed in 2016.[1][2][3]

Quxue Dam
Location of Quxue Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationDêrong County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
Coordinates28°25′20.91″N 99°19′23.64″E
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2013
Opening date2016
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill with asphalt concrete core
ImpoundsShoqu River
Height164.2 m (539 ft)
Length219.85 m (721.3 ft)
Width (crest)15 m (49 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity132,600,000 m3 (107,500 acre⋅ft)
Commission date2016
TypeConventional
Turbines2 x 123 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity246 MW

See also

References

  1. "Datang Group to learn dam closure success (Figure)" (in Chinese). Polaris Power Network News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. "To learn Hydropower: Hydropower Construction march played plateau" (in Chinese). China Datang Corporation. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. Fan, Qiang; Tian, Zhong; Wang, Wei (October 2010). "Study on Risk Assessment and Early Warning of Flood-Affected Areas when a Dam Break Occurs in a Mountain River". Water. 10 (10): 1369. doi:10.3390/w10101369.
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