Jiudianxia Dam

The Jiudianxia Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Tao River in Jonê County, Gansu Province, China. The dam was constructed to conserve water and produce hydroelectricity.^[2] The 136.5 m (448 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 943,000,000 m³ (764,503 acre⋅ft) and its power station has an installed capacity of 300 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2005 and it was complete in 2008.^[3]

Jiudianxia Dam
Location of Jiudianxia Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Jonê County
Coordinates	34°55′26″N 103°49′58″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2005
Opening date	2008
Construction cost	US$410 million
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds	Tao River
Height	136.5 m (448 ft)
Elevation at crest	2,206 m (7,238 ft)
Dam volume	2,800,000 m3 (3,662,262 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	943,000,000 m3 (764,503 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation	2,202 m (7,224 ft)[1]
Power Station
Commission date	2008
Turbines	3 x 100 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	300 MW
Annual generation	994 million kWh

See also

• China portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• List of dams and reservoirs in China
• List of major power stations in Gansu