Xiaolangdi Dam | |
Name Official: | 小浪底 |
Location Map: | China |
Coordinates: | 34.9239°N 112.3653°W |
Country: | China |
Location: | Jiyuan |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1994 |
Opening: | 2000 |
Cost: | US$3.5 billion |
Owner: | Yellow River Water and Hydroelectric Power Development Corporation |
Dam Type: | Embankment, rock-fill |
Dam Height: | 1540NaN0 |
Dam Width Base: | 13170NaN0 |
Dam Crosses: | Yellow River |
Res Capacity Total: | 12.8km3 |
Res Max Length: | 1300NaN0 |
Plant Turbines: | 6 × 306 MW |
Plant Capacity: | 1,836 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 5.1 TWh |
The Xiaolangdi Dam is a dam in Jiyuan, Henan Province, China, and impounds the Yellow River. The facility is located about 20 km to the northwest of Luoyang. It has a total installed capacity of and generates up to 5.1 TWh annually with the help of six turbines. The dam stands 1540NaN0 tall and 13170NaN0 wide. It cost US$3.5 billion to construct.[1] [2]