Shimenkan Dam

Shimenkan Dam
Location of Shimenkan Dam
Country China
Location Pu'er
Coordinates [1]
Status Operational
Construction began 2007
Opening date 2010
Owner(s) Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang River Basin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch
Height 116 m (381 ft)
Length 356 m (1,168 ft)[2]
Crest width 7 m (23 ft)
Crest elevation 758 m (2,487 ft)
Impounds Lixian River
Reservoir
Capacity 197,000,000 m3 (159,710 acre·ft)
Surface area 6.5 km2 (3 sq mi)
Normal elevation 756 m (2,480 ft)
Power station
Turbines 2 x 65 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 130 MW
Annual generation 570 GWh

The Shimenkan Dam is an arch dam on the Lixian River, straddling the border between Ning'er and Mojiang County in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 130 MW. Construction began in 2007 and the dam was complete in 2010.[1] The dam is 116 m (381 ft) tall and creates a reservoir with a capacity of 197,000,000 m3 (159,710 acre·ft).[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Yunnan Lixianjiang Shimenkan Hydropower Project". UN - Clean Development Mechanism. http://cdm.unfccc.int/UserManagement/FileStorage/6T49IC5JX2MSOF1RNU3PHAWB08VEQY. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Three-dimensional visual simulation technology in hydropower engineering Shimenkan" (in Chinese). State Power Company Shenxigou Dadu Hydropower Construction Administration. http://www.lw23.com/pdf_4c5851e8-85a4-4366-b9d8-426ec3248035/lunwen.pdf. Retrieved 4 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "China’s highest Arch Dams". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. http://www.chincold.org.cn/dams/DamInformation/damsinchina/webinfo/2010/07/1279253973976034.htm. Retrieved 4 September 2011.