Tukahe Dam | |||||
Location Map: | China | ||||
Coordinates: | 22.5725°N 102.2936°W | ||||
Country: | China | ||||
Status: | O | ||||
Construction Began: | 2003 | ||||
Opening: | 2008 | ||||
Owner: | Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang River Basin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. | ||||
Dam Type: | Concrete gravity, roller-compacted concrete | ||||
Dam Height: | 59.20NaN0 | ||||
Dam Length: | 3000NaN0[1] | ||||
Dam Volume: | 5700000NaN0 | ||||
Dam Crosses: | Lixian River | ||||
Res Capacity Total: | 880000000NaN0 | ||||
Res Capacity Active: | 130000000NaN0 | ||||
Res Elevation: | 3680NaN0 | ||||
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 31.50NaN0 (max) | ||||
Plant Commission: | 2008 | ||||
Plant Turbines: | 3 x 55 MW Kaplan-type | ||||
Plant Capacity: | 165 MW | ||||
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The Tukahe Dam (土卡河) is a gravity dam on the Lixian River, bordering the counties of Luchun and Jiangcheng in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 165 MW power station. Construction began in 2003 and in 2008 the three 55 MW generators were commissioned. It is the last in a cascade of seven dams on the Lixian.[2] [3]