Shapai Dam Explained
| Shapai Dam |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 31.3161°N 103.3708°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Caopo Town, Wenchuan County, Ngawa, Sichuan Province |
| Status: | In use |
| Opening: | 2002 |
| Dam Type: | Arch |
| Dam Length: | 230m (760feet) |
| Dam Height: | 130m (430feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 9.5m (31.2feet) |
| Dam Width Base: | 28m (92feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 356000m2 |
| Dam Crosses: | Caopo River |
| Spillway Count: | Two discharge tunnels |
| Spillway Capacity: | 453m3/s |
| Res Name: | Shapai Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 31350000000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 239.2km2 |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 270m (890feet) |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 18 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 36 MW |
The Shapai Dam is an arch dam on the Caopo River in Wenchuan County, Ngawa, Sichuan Province, China. The dam is 130m (430feet) tall and composed of roller-compacted concrete. There are no spillways on the face of the dam but two tunnels are utilized with a discharge capacity of 453m3/s. A single penstock feeds water to a power station 5km (03miles) downstream. The power station contains 2 x 18 MW generators with a combined capacity of 36 MW.[1]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Introduction on Shapai Hydropower Station. China Water. 6 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223126/http://www.chinawater.net.cn/icold2000/st-c8-02.html. 12 May 2014.
