Hongjiadu Dam Explained

Hongjiadu Dam
Location Map:China
Coordinates:26.8697°N 105.8589°W
Country:China
Location:Qianxi County, Guizhou Province
Status:In use
Construction Began:2001
Opening:2005
Dam Type:Embankment, concrete face rock-fill
Dam Length:427.8m (1,403.5feet)
Dam Height:179.5m (588.9feet)
Dam Width Crest:10.95m (35.93feet)
Dam Volume:9200000m2
Dam Crosses:Liuchong River
Res Name:Hongjiadu Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:4947000000m2
Res Catchment:9900km2
Res Surface:80.5km2
Plant Capacity:600 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1.559 TWh

The Hongjiadu Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Liuchong River in Qianxi County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam is 179.5m (588.9feet) tall and was built for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply. The dam supports a 600 MW and withholds a 4947000000m2 reservoir.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hongjiadu Hydropower Project. Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. 8 January 2011.