Jiangkou Reservoir | |
Pushpin Map: | Chongqing |
Location: | Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality |
Coords: | 29.2367°N 107.8922°W |
Lake Type: | reservoir |
Inflow: | Furong River |
Outflow: | Furong River |
Basin Countries: | People's Republic of China |
Date-Built: | May 1999 - October 2003 |
Depth: | 300m (1,000feet) |
Volume: | 0.497km3 |
The Jiangkou Reservoir is a large scale reservoir in Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China constructed for the primary purpose of generating hydroelectricity.
Built at a cost of 1.95 billion RMB, the reservoir's concrete hyperbolic arch dam in Jiankou Town (江口镇) 2km (01miles) from the confluence of the Wu and Furong Rivers houses a hydroelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 300 MW.[1] [2]