| Liyuan Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 27.6764°N 100.2919°W |
| Location: | Border of Yulong County and Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province |
| Construction Began: | 2008 |
| Opening: | 2014 |
| Cost: | 16.2 billion RMB ($2.4 billion USD) |
| Dam Height: | 1550NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Jinsha River |
| Res Name: | Liyuan Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 7270000000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 2200000NaN0 |
| Res Surface: | 14.730NaN0 |
| Plant Commission: | 2014-2015 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 600 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 2,400 MW |
The Liyuan Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Jinsha River on the border of Yulong County and Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China. The dam has an associated hydroelectric power station with a 2,400 MW power station containing 4 x 600 MW generators. Construction on the river diversion for the dam began in 2008.[1] [2] It began to impound its reservoir in November 2014 and on December 28, 2014 the first generator was commissioned.[3] [4] The second generator was commissioned in July 2015.[5]
The 1550NaN0 dam withholds a reservoir of 7270000000NaN0, of which 2090000000NaN0 is active or "useful" storage. The normal reservoir level is 16180NaN0 above sea level with a minimum of 16020NaN0. The catchment area for the reservoir in the upstream basin is 2200000NaN0 while the reservoir surface area is 14.730NaN0.