Lijiaxia Dam

Dam in Jainca County, Qinghai Province

36°07′06″N 101°48′28″E / 36.11833°N 101.80778°E / 36.11833; 101.80778StatusIn useConstruction began1988Opening date1997Dam and spillwaysType of damArch gravity damImpoundsYellow RiverHeight155 metres (509 ft)Length396 metres (1,299 ft)Width (crest)8 metres (26 ft)Width (base)45 metres (148 ft)Spillway typeService, gate-controlled on crestReservoirCreatesLijiaxia ReservoirTotal capacity1,650,000,000 cubic metres (1,337,677 acre⋅ft)Catchment area136,747 square kilometres (52,798 sq mi)Surface area383 square kilometres (148 sq mi)Power StationHydraulic head122 metres (400 ft) (design)Turbines5 x 400 MWInstalled capacity2,000 MW

The Lijiaxia Dam (Chinese: 李家峡水库) is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Yellow River in Jainca County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 5 x 400 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,000 MW. Construction began in April 1988 and the reservoir began to fill on December 26, 1996. On January 26, 1997, the initial reservoir operating level was reached and the first generator was commissioned in February.^[1]

References

^ Bai, Junguang Bai , Shengdi Lu , and Jianshe Han; Lu, Shengdi; Han, Jianshe (2008). "Stability prediction of landsides before and after impoundment for Lijiaxia hydropower station". Landslides and Engineered Slopes. From the Past to the Future. CRC Press. p. 1077. doi:10.1201/9780203885284-c141. ISBN 978-0-415-41196-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)