| Sanbanxi Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 26.6058°N 109.0483°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Jinping County, Guizhou Province |
| Status: | In use |
| Construction Began: | 2001 |
| Opening: | 2006 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill |
| Dam Length: | 423.75m (1,390.26feet) |
| Dam Height: | 185.5m (608.6feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 8280000m (27,170,000feet) |
| Dam Crosses: | Yuan (Qingshui) River |
| Spillway Count: | 3 |
| Spillway Type: | Service, gate-controlled chute on crest |
| Spillway Capacity: | 13100m3/s (max) |
| Res Name: | Sanbanxi Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 40940000000NaN0 |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 250 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,000 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 2.428 billion kWh |
The Sanbanxi Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yuan (Qingshui) River in Jinping County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 250 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW.[1] Construction began in 2001 and was complete by 2006.[2]