Mianhuatan Dam | |
Location Map: | China |
Coordinates: | 24.6611°N 116.5958°W |
Country: | China |
Location: | Yongding County, Fujian Province |
Status: | In use |
Construction Began: | 1998 |
Opening: | June 2002 |
Dam Type: | Concrete gravity |
Dam Length: | 308.5m (1,012.1feet) |
Dam Height: | 113m (371feet) |
Dam Width Crest: | 7m (23feet) |
Dam Volume: | 615000m2 |
Dam Crosses: | Tingjiang River |
Spillway Type: | Service, gate-controlled on crest |
Res Name: | Mianhuatan Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 1698000000m2 |
Res Catchment: | 7907km2 |
Res Surface: | 64km2 |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 150 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 600 MW |
The Mianhuatan Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tingjiang River in Yongding County, Fujian Province, China. The dam is 113m (371feet) tall and composed of roller-compacted concrete. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a power station with 4 x 150 MW generators for a combined capacity of 600 MW. Other purposes of the dam include flood control, navigation and irrigation. Construction began in 1998 and the project was completed in June 2002.[1]