Tukahe Dam | |
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Country | China |
Location | Luchon/Jiangcheng |
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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]