Niululing Dam | |
Name Official: | 牛路岭水电站 |
Location Map: | Hainan#China |
Location Map Caption: | Location of Niululing Dam |
Coordinates: | 19.0072°N 110.1958°W |
Country: | China |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1976 |
Opening: | 1982 |
Owner: | Hainan Provincial Electric Power Company (HEPCO) |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Dam Height: | 90.50NaN0 |
Dam Length: | 3410NaN0 |
Dam Elevation Crest: | 115.50NaN0 |
Dam Crosses: | Wanquan River tributary |
Spillway Type: | 7 gates |
Res Capacity Total: | 7780000000NaN0 |
Res Catchment: | 12360NaN0 |
Res Elevation: | 1050NaN0 |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 610NaN0 (design) |
Plant Commission: | 1979-1982 |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 20 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 80 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 281 million kWh |
The Niululing Dam is a gravity dam on a tributary of the Wanquan River in Hainan Province, China. It is located 390NaN0 southwest of Qionghai. The dam serves to produce hydroelectricity and protect against floods. Plans for the dam began in 1965 and construction began in 1976. All four generators were commissioned between 1979 and 1982. Its power station has an 80 MW installed capacity.[1] [2] [3]