Gudongkou Dam Explained

Gudongkou Dam
Location Map:China
Coordinates:31.3672°N 110.7534°W
Country:China
Location:Xingshan County, Hubei Province
Purpose:Power, flood control
Status:O
Construction Began:1993
Dam Type:Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Dam Crosses:Xiangxi River
Dam Length:187.8m (616.1feet)
Dam Height:120m (390feet)
Dam Width Base:332.4m (1,090.6feet)
Dam Volume:1880000m2
Spillway Capacity:1250m3/s
Res Capacity Total:147000000m2
Res Elevation:203m (666feet)
Plant Commission:1999-2000
Plant Type:Conventional
Plant Turbines:3 x 15 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:45 MW

The Gudongkou Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Xiangxi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Xingshan County of Hubei Province, China. It is located about 64km (40miles) north of the Three Gorges Dam. The dam serves to provide for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. Preliminary construction (roads, bridges, foundation) started in 1990 but official construction on the dam and power station began on 1 March 1993. The dam began to impound its reservoir in 1996 and its three generators were commissioned between 1999 and 2000.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AQUASTAT Dams in China . United Nations – Foreign Agriculture Organization . 10 June 2014 . Microsoft Excel.
  2. Web site: Report of the Survey of basic Xingshan County Hydropower Station on Gudongkou . China University Network . May 2010 . 10 June 2014 . Chinese.