Geheyan Dam
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 28 '4 " N , 111 ° 8' 17" E | ||||||
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| Lock type: | Arch weight wall | ||||||
| Construction time: | 1987-1998 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 151 m | ||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 157 m (?) | ||||||
| Building volume: | 3.25 million m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 641 m | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 1 200 MW | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Water surface | 72 km² | ||||||
| Storage space | 3 700 m³ | ||||||
| Design flood : | 17th 060 m³ / s | ||||||
The Geheyan Dam ( Chinese 隔河 岩 水坝 , Pinyin Géhéyán Shuǐbà ) is a large dam on the Xiangjiang (also Qing Jiang ), a tributary of the Yangtze in the Chinese province of Hubei .
The barrier structure is a gravity dam in the upper part and an arch dam in the lower part , similar to the Okertalsperre in Germany.
The construction work lasted from 1987 to 1998. At the dam there is a lock with the chamber dimensions 240 m × 24 m × 4 m and a two-stage ship lift with 42 m and 82 m lifting height for ships up to 300 tons.
The dam played an important role in mitigating the 1998 Yangtze River floods .
See also
- List of hydropower plants in China
- List of dams in China
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
Web links
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