Yangqu Dam

Yangqu Dam
Location of Yangqu Dam
Country China
Location Xinghai County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province
Coordinates 35°42′4″N 100°16′8″E / 35.70111°N 100.26889°ECoordinates: 35°42′4″N 100°16′8″E / 35.70111°N 100.26889°E
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began 2010
Opening date 2015 (est.)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds Yellow River
Height 150 m (490 ft)
Total capacity 1,472,000,000 m3 (1,193,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date 2015 (est.)
Type Conventional
Turbines 3 x 400 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 1,200 MW

The Yanqu Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam currently under construction on the Yellow River in Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2010 and its 1,200 MW hydroelectric power station is expected to be operational in 2015. It is located upstream of the Longyangxia Dam.[1]

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References

  1. "Yellow River Hydropower Project started in early sheep song" (in Chinese). Cn Hydro. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2014.