| Feitsui Dam | |
|---|---|
Feitsui Dam from downstream |
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| Location | Northern Taiwan |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 122 metres (400 ft) |
| Length | 510 metres (1,670 ft) |
| Impounds | Xindian River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Feitsui Reservoir |
| Capacity | 327,000,000 cubic metres (265,000 acre·ft) |
| Hydraulic head | 113.5 metres (372 ft) |
| Maximum capacity | 70 MW |
Feitsui or Feicuei Dam (Chinese: 翡翠水庫) spans the Xindian River in northern Taiwan, southeast of the city of Taipei. It is one of two major reservoirs supplying water to the Taipei-Tamsui-Taoyuan region, the other being Shimen Dam to the west. The dam was built almost exclusively for municipal water supply, although it also generates 70 MW of electricity. The dam is owned by Taipei City and was completed in 1984.[1]
The dam is 122.5 metres (402 ft) high and 510 metres (1,670 ft) long with a hydraulic head of 113.5 metres (372 ft). The elevation is 172.5 metres (566 ft). There are eight radial gates for the spillway, a tunnel spillway, and three sets of sluice gates for the dam with a combined release capacity of 9,870 cubic metres per second (349,000 cu ft/s). The forebay for the dam is 33 metres (108 ft) high.[2]