| Yangqu Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 35.7011°N 100.2689°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Xinghai County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 2010 |
| Opening: | 2016 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Yellow River |
| Dam Height: | 150m (490feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 1472000000m2 |
| Plant Commission: | 2016 (est.) |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 x 400 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,200 MW |
The Yanqu Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Yellow River in Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.[1] Construction on the dam began in 2010 and its 1,200 MW hydroelectric power station became operational in 2016. It is located upstream of the Longyangxia Dam.[2]