Tienlun Dam

Tienlun Dam (Chinese: 天輪壩; pinyin: Tiānlún Bà) is a concrete gravity dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. Built from 1952 to 1956, the dam is the fourth in a cascade of hydroelectric dams along the Dajia River, located upstream from the Ma'an Dam and downstream of the Kukuan Dam.

Tienlun Dam
Official name	天輪壩
Location	Heping, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°12′38.44″N 121°00′56.9″E
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Dajia River
Length	91 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	590,000 m^3
Turbines	1 X 105 MW, 4 X 22.5 MW
Installed capacity	195 MW
Annual generation	557 GWh

The dam is 48.2 m (158 ft) high and 91 m (299 ft) long, with a storage capacity of 590,000 m³ (480 acre⋅ft) of water.[1] It supplies water to a power station consisting of one 105 megawatt (MW) turbine and four 22.5 MW turbines for a capacity of 195 MW, generating 557 million kilowatt hours per year.[2]

See also

• List of power stations in Taiwan
• List of dams and reservoirs in Taiwan
• Electricity sector in Taiwan

References

1. Reservoirs and Weirs in Taiwan (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Public Affairs. p. 327.
2. "大甲溪" (PDF) (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency. 2009-01-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2013-06-25.