| Jiangkou Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Furong River |
| Primary outflows | Furong River |
| Basin countries | People's Republic of China |
| Built | May 1999 - October 2003 |
| Surface area | 7,740 km2 (2,990 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Water volume | 497,000 m3 (403 acre·ft) |
The Jiangkou Reservoir (simplified Chinese: '江口水库; traditional Chinese: '江口水庫; pinyin: Jiāngkǒu Shuǐkù) is a large scale reservoir in Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China constructed for the primary purpose of generating hydroelectricity.
Built at a cost of 1.95 billion RMB, the reservoir's concrete hyperbolic arch dam in Jiankou Town (江口镇) 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the confluence of the Wu and Furong Rivers houses a hydroelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 300 MW.[1][2]