| Huanglongtan Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 32.6758°N 110.5228°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Shiyan |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1969 |
| Opening: | 1976 |
| Owner: | Hubei Provincial Government |
| Dam Type: | Concrete gravity |
| Dam Height: | 1070NaN0 |
| Dam Length: | 3710NaN0 |
| Dam Width Crest: | 200NaN0 |
| Dam Volume: | 9800000NaN0 |
| Dam Elevation Crest: | 2520NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Du River |
| Spillway Type: | Controlled, six sluice gates |
| Spillway Capacity: | 112000NaN0 |
| Res Capacity Total: | 12280000000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 111400NaN0 |
| Res Elevation: | 2470NaN0 |
| Plant Commission: | 1974/2004 |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 x 85 MW 2 x 170 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 510 MW |
The Huanglongtan Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Du River, a tributary of the Han River. It is located 250NaN0 west of Shiyan in Hubei Province, China. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation but it also provides for flood control. It was constructed between 1969 and 1976 and support a 510 MW power station.
The Huanglongtan Dam and two other projects on the river (Songshuling and Pankou Dams) were surveyed in 1954 and final designs were prepared in 1964. Construction on Huanglongtan, the first of the projects to be implemented, began in April 1969.[1] The original 85 MW generators were commissioned in 1974 and the dam was complete in 1976. The entire project was accepted by the state in 1978.[2] In 1980, the dam experienced a 50-year flood with river flow peaking at 115000NaN0. The flood inundated the power station as the dam was not prepared for the inflow. This was due to mis-communication within the basin and a lack of a proper hydrological forecast system.[3] In May 2003 the dam's power plant underwent an expansion which included the installation of two new 170 MW Francis turbines along with a new power house and water delivery system. The first of the two generators was operational at the end of 2004 and the project complete in 2005.[2] [4]
The concrete gravity dam is 1070NaN0 tall, 3710NaN0 long and has a structural volume of 9800000NaN0. The dam's crest is 200NaN0 wide and sits at an elevation of 2520NaN0 above sea level. Sitting at the head of a 111400NaN0 catchment area, the dam withholds a reservoir of 12280000000NaN0 of which 1500000000NaN0 is reserved for flood storage. Normal reservoir elevation is 2470NaN0. The dam's spillway consists of six 120NaN0 high and 100NaN0 wide sluice gates and has a maximum discharge capacity of 112000NaN0. The dam's original power station is located just downstream on the left bank of the river and contains 2 x 85 MW Francis turbine-generators. The expansion power plant is located 2000NaN0 away from the original and contains 2 x 170 MW Francis turbine-generators.[1] [2] [5]