| Yinpan Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 29.2732°N 107.8881°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Wulong County, Chongqing |
| Purpose: | Power, navigation |
| Construction Began: | 2005 |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Dam Crosses: | Wu River |
| Dam Height: | 78.5m (257.5feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 320000000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 74910km2 |
| Plant Commission: | 2011 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 150 MW Kaplan-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 600 MW |
The Yinpan Dam is a gravity dam on the Wu River in Wulong County of Chongqing Municipality, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and navigation. It supports a 500-ton ship lift and a 600 MW power station. Construction on the project began in 2005 and it was completed in 2011 with the first generator commissioned in May of the same year, the fourth in December.[1] [2]