| Silin Dam | |
| Name Official: | 思林水坝 |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 27.8022°N 108.1861°W |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 2004 |
| Opening: | 2008 |
| Dam Type: | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Dam Length: | 3100NaN0 |
| Dam Height: | 1170NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Wu River |
| Res Name: | Silin Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 1205000000m2 |
| Plant Commission: | 2009 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 270 MW Francis turbines[1] |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,080 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 4.064 billion kWh |
The Silin Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Wu River in Sinan County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam has an associated hydroelectric power plant with a 1,080 MW capacity utilizing 4 x 270 MW Francis turbine-generators. The dam is 3100NaN0 long, 1170NaN0 high and composed of roller-compacted concrete. Its reservoir has a 1205000000m2 capacity, 184000000m2 of which is flood storage. The dam also supports ship lift.[2] Construction on the dam began in October 2004, the dam began to impound the river in March 2008 and by May 2009, the power plant's first generator was operational.[3] [4] The remaining generators were operational by December 2009.[5]