Tukahe Dam

Tukahe Dam
Location of Tukahe Dam
Country China
Location Luchon/Jiangcheng
Coordinates
Status Operational
Construction began 2003
Opening date 2008
Owner(s) Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang River Basin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Height 59.2 m (194 ft)
Length 300 m (984 ft)[1]
Volume 570,000 m3 (745,532 cu yd)
Impounds Lixian River
Reservoir
Capacity 88,000,000 m3 (71,343 acre·ft)
Active capacity 13,000,000 m3 (10,539 acre·ft)
Normal elevation 368 m (1,207 ft)
Power station
Commission date 2008
Hydraulic head 31.5 m (103 ft) (max)
Turbines 3 x 55 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 165 MW

The Tukahe Dam is a gravity dam on the Lixian River, bordering the counties of Luchon and Jiangcheng in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 165 MW power station. Construction began in 2003 and in 2008 the three 55 MW generators were commissioned. It is the last in a cascade of seven dams on the Lixian.[2][3]

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