Hongshi Dam | |
Location Map: | China |
Coordinates: | 42.9497°N 127.1319°W |
Country: | China |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1982 |
Opening: | 1985 |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Dam Height: | 460NaN0 |
Dam Length: | 4380NaN0 |
Dam Elevation Crest: | 2980NaN0 |
Res Capacity Total: | 16300000000NaN0 |
Res Elevation: | 2900NaN0 |
Plant Commission: | 1985-1987 |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 50 MW Kaplan-type |
Plant Capacity: | 200 MW |
The Hongshi Dam is a gravity dam on the Second Songhua River located 300NaN0 east of Huadian in Jilin Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power plant has an installed capacity of 200 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1982 and the reservoir began to fill in November 1985. The first generator was operational in December 1985 and the last in October 1987. The 460NaN0 tall dam creates a reservoir with a normal storage capacity of 16300000000NaN0. The dam is named after the town of Hongshi, located 30NaN0 downstream. The Baishan Dam is located upstream and the Fengman Dam downstream.[1]