Tengzigou Dam
Tengzigou Dam is located in China
Tengzigou Dam
Location of Tengzigou Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationShizhu County
Coordinates30°04′06″N 108°13′24″E / 30.06833°N 108.22333°E / 30.06833; 108.22333
Construction began2002
Opening date2006
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch
ImpoundsDragon River
Height127 m (417 ft)
Length339 m (1,112 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity193,000,000 m3 (156,468 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area607 km2 (234 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date2005
Turbines2 x 35 MW
Installed capacity70 MW

The Tengzigou Dam is an arch dam on the Dragon River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Shizhu County, Chongqing, China. Construction on the dam began in 2006, the first generator was operational in 2005 and the project was complete in 2006. The dam supports a 70 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]

See also

References

  1. "China's highest Arch Dams". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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