| Lijiaxia Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 36.1183°N 101.8078°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Jainca County, Qinghai Province |
| Status: | In use |
| Construction Began: | 1988 |
| Opening: | 1997 |
| Dam Type: | Arch gravity dam |
| Dam Length: | 396m (1,299feet) |
| Dam Height: | 155m (509feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 8m (26feet) |
| Dam Width Base: | 45m (148feet) |
| Dam Crosses: | Yellow River |
| Spillway Type: | Service, gate-controlled on crest |
| Res Name: | Lijiaxia Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 1650000000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 136747km2 |
| Res Surface: | 383km2 |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 122m (400feet) (design) |
| Plant Turbines: | 5 x 400 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 2,000 MW |
The Lijiaxia Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Yellow River in Jainca County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 5 x 400 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,000 MW. Construction began in April 1988 and the reservoir began to fill on December 26, 1996. On January 26, 1997, the initial reservoir operating level was reached and the first generator was commissioned in February.[1]