| Wuqiangxi Dam | |
| Name Official: | 五强溪水库 |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 28.7758°N 110.9236°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Yuanling County, Hunan Province |
| Status: | In use |
| Construction Began: | 1986 |
| Opening: | 1996 |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Dam Length: | 7240NaN0 |
| Dam Height: | 87.50NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Yuan River |
| Res Name: | Wuqiangxi Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 4350000000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 838000NaN0 |
| Plant Commission: | 1996 |
| Plant Turbines: | 5 x 240 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,200 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 5.37 TWh |
The Wuqiangxi Dam is a gravity dam on the Yuan River in Yuanling County, Hunan Province, China. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydroelectric power generation and navigation.[1] The dam supports a 1,200 MW power station (255 MW firm power) along with a three-stage ship lock. Initial construction on the dam began in September 1986 and construction on the dam's structures began in December 1989. All five generators were operational in December 1996.[2] [3]