Hongshui River
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The Hongshui River is a tributary of the Pearl River in Southern China. It has 10 large dams on it, that provide electric power and flood control.
Several of the dams are equipped with ship lifts capable of lifting vessels of 300 tons displacement.
| name | cascade | date started | Megawatts | height | vessel capacity |
| Dahua dam | - | 1975 | 600 Mw | 83.28m | |
| Yantan dam | 5th | - | 1210 Mw | 110m | 250 ton ship lift |
| Bailongtan dam | - | 192 Mw | - | 250 ton lock | |
| Pingban dam | 3rd | ||||
| Xijing dam | 1st | 1958 | - | - | 1000 ton lock |
| Longtan dam | = | 2009 | 4,900 Mw | 192m | 300 ton ship lift |
[edit] References
- ↑ Hydroelectric Projects, Guangxi Electric Power Industry Investigation Design and Research Institute
