List of dams in China

Yalu

Amur

Tarim

Huai

Yellow River

Yangtze River

Pearl river

Mekong

River basins in China

The dams are arranged according to rivers in order to identify cascades. Dams, cascades and the number of dams per cascade are not complete. The river names are not always unique.

Amur catchment area

Songhua Jiang

The Songhua Jiang is a right tributary of the Amur (mouth 47 ° 42 ′ 34 ″ N , 132 ° 30 ′ 44 ″ E ). 47.709444444444 132.51222222222

Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Baishan Dam	1984	1800	42 ° 43 '32.4 " N , 127 ° 13' 31.5" E42.725666666667 127.22541666667	Jilin
Hongshi Dam			42 ° 56 '57.8 " N , 127 ° 7' 56.1" E42.949388888889 127.13225	Jilin
Fengman dam	1953	550	43 ° 43 ′ 10 " N , 126 ° 41 ′ 10" E43.719444444444 126.68611111111	Jilin

Mudan Jiang

The Mudan Jiang is a right tributary of the Songhua Jiang (mouth 46 ° 19 ′ 26 ″ N , 129 ° 32 ′ 11 ″ E ). 46.323888888889 129.53636111111

Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Lianhua Dam	1992	550	45 ° 25 '39 " N , 129 ° 47' 48.2" E45.4275 129.79672222222	Heilongjiang

Yalu

The Yalu is a border river with North Korea and flows into the Yellow Sea (mouth 39 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ N , 124 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ E ). 39.85 124.31666666667

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Supung dam	1941	600	40 ° 27 '40 " N , 124 ° 57' 43" E40.461111111111 124.96194444444	Liaoning

Tarim

The Karakax He ( Karakash River ) belongs to the Tarim catchment area .

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Wuluwati dam	2001	60	37 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 80 ° 13 ′ 18 ″ E37.6 80.221666666667	Xinjiang

Yellow River

The Yellow River (Huang He) flows into the Yellow Sea ( 37 ° 44 ′ 41 ″ N , 119 ° 8 ′ 24 ″ E ). 37.744657120699 119.13986206055

Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Longyangxia Dam	1989	1280	36 ° 7 '22 " N , 100 ° 55' 6.1" E36.122777777778 100.91836111111	Qinghai
Laxiwa dam	2010	4200	36 ° 4 ′ 23.8 " N , 101 ° 11 ′ 32.7" E36.073277777778 101.19241666667	Qinghai
Lijiaxia Dam	2000	2000	36 ° 7 ′ 7 " N , 101 ° 48 ′ 27.8" E36.118611111111 101.80772222222	Qinghai
Gongbaixia Dam (Gongboxia)	2006	1500 \|	35 ° 52 '39 " N , 102 ° 13' 48" E35.8775 102.23	Qinghai
Liujiaxia Dam	1974	1225	35 ° 56 ′ 2 " N , 103 ° 20 ′ 34" E35.933888888889 103.34277777778	Gansu
Yanguoxia Dam		352	36 ° 3 '32.8 " N , 103 ° 16'22.1" E36.059111111111 103.27280555556	Gansu
Bapanxia dam			36 ° 8 ′ 15.9 " N , 103 ° 24 ′ 31.2" E36.13775 103.40866666667	Gansu
Daxia dam	1998	324	36 ° 18 '20.6 " N , 104 ° 9' 37.7" E36.305722222222 104.16047222222	Gansu
Qingtongxia Dam		272	37 ° 53 '4.4 " N , 105 ° 59' 27.4" E37.884555555556 105.99094444444	Ningxia
Wanjiazhai Dam		1080	39 ° 34 '44.3 " N , 111 ° 25' 43" E39.578972222222 111.42861111111	Inner Mongolia / Shanxi
Sanmenxia Dam	1960	250	34 ° 49 ′ 42 " N , 111 ° 20 ′ 45" E34.828333333333 111.34583333333	Shanxi / Henan
Xiaolangdi Dam	2005	1800	34 ° 55 '26 " N , 112 ° 21' 55" E34.923888888889 112.36527777778	Henan

Huai He

The Huai He flows into Lake Hongze (mouth 33 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ N , 118 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E ). The Huai He was dammed into a large lake by the Fushan Dam , which broke in 516 . 33.133333333333 118.5

Anfengtang (Quebei Irrigation Project)

Quiet

The Ru He is a left tributary of the Huai He (mouth 32 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ N , 115 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ E ). 32.716666666667 115.01666666667

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Banqiao Dam	1950s		32 ° 58 '56.8 " N , 113 ° 37' 29.1" E32.982444444444 113.62475	Henan

Yangtze River catchment area

Gouhou dam breach

Gouhou

Yangtze River

The Yangtze River flows into the East China Sea ( 31 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ N , 122 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E ). 31.25 122.03333333333

In the upper reaches it is called Jinsha Jiang

Dams (planned: 12)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Shilongba hydropower plant	1909		24 ° 51 '24.8 " N , 102 ° 31' 31.6" E24.856888888889 102.52544444444	Yunnan
Xiluodu Dam	2015	12600	28 ° 13 '2.4 " N , 103 ° 33' 46.5" E28.217333333333 103.56291666667	Sichuan / Yunnan
Xiangjiaba Dam	2015	6000	28 ° 38 '27 .9 " N , 104 ° 27' 37.4" E28.641083333333 104.46038888889	Sichuan
Jinanqiao Dam	2011	2400	26 ° 48 ′ 32 " N , 100 ° 26 ′ 45" E26.808888888889 100.44583333333	Yunnan
Baihetan Dam	2015	13,050	28 ° 15 ′ 36 " N , 103 ° 38 ′ 55" E28.26 103.64861111111	Sichuan / Yunnan
Name change in Yangtze River			28 ° 46 ′ 13 ″ N , 104 ° 37 ′ 57 ″ E28.770277777778 104.6325
Three Gorges Dam	2012	22,500	30 ° 49 ′ 42 " N , 111 ° 0 ′ 35" E30.828333333333 111.00972222222	Hubei
Gezhouba Dam	1988	2715	30 ° 44 ′ 23 " N , 111 ° 16 ′ 20" E30.739722222222 111.27222222222	Hubei
Ahai dam	1909	2000	27 ° 21 '2 " N , 100 ° 30' 23" E27.350555555556 100.50638888889	Yunnan
Wudongde Dam	2015	8700	26 ° 20 ′ 2 " N , 102 ° 37 ′ 48" E26.333888888889 102.63	Sichuan / Yunnan

Guanyinyan Dam

Yalong Jiang

The Yalong Jiang is a left tributary of the Jinsha Jiang (mouth 26 ° 36 ′ 20 ″ N , 101 ° 48 ′ 8 ″ E ). 26.605611111111 101.80213888889

Dams (planned: 21)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Jinping I	2014	3600	28 ° 13 '34.2 " N , 101 ° 38' 33.3" E28.226166666667 101.64258333333	Sichuan
Ertan dam	1999	3300	26 ° 49 '16.8 " N , 101 ° 46' 51.9" E26.821333333333 101.78108333333	Sichuan
Lianghekou Dam	2015	3000		Sichuan

Jinping II dam

Dadu He

The Dadu is a right tributary of the Min ( 29 ° 32 ′ 58 ″ N , 103 ° 46 ′ 1 ″ E ). 29.549305555556 103.76708333333

Dams (planned: 17)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Pubugou dam		3300	29 ° 12 ′ 34 " N , 102 ° 50 ′ 16" E29.209444444444 102.83777777778	Sichuan

Min Jiang

The Min is a left tributary of the Jinsha Jiang (mouth 28 ° 46 ′ 14 ″ N , 104 ° 37 ′ 56 ″ E ). The Jinsha Jiang is called the Yangtze from here on. 28.770555555556 104.63222222222

Dams (planned: 6)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Zipingpu Dam	2006	760	31 ° 2 ′ 10 " N , 103 ° 34 ′ 30" E31.036111111111 103.575	Sichuan

Wu Jiang

The Wu is a right tributary of the Yangtze River (mouth 29 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ N , 107 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E ) 29.716666666667 107.4

Dams (planned: 10)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Hongjiadu Dam	2004	540	26 ° 52 '8 " N , 105 ° 51' 44" E26.868888888889 105.86222222222	Guizhou
Dongfeng Dam	1995	510	26 ° 51 '20.5 " N , 106 ° 9' 18.9" E26.855694444444 106.15525	Guizhou
Wujiangdu Dam	1983	1130	27 ° 19 ′ 10 " N , 106 ° 45 ′ 35" E27.319444444444 106.75972222222	Guizhou
Shatuo Dam	2009	1120	! 528.5016675608.482500528 ° 30 '06.0 " N , 108 ° 28' 57.0" E28.501666666667 108.4825	Guizhou
Goupitan dam	2010	3000	27 ° 22 ′ 31 " N , 107 ° 37 ′ 59.3" E27.375277777778 107.63313888889	Guizhou
Pengshui Dam	2008	1750	29 ° 12 '2 " N , 108 ° 11' 50" E29.200555555556 108.19722222222	Chongqing

Qing Jiang

The Qing Jiang is a right tributary of the Yangtze River (mouth 30 ° 24 ′ 12 ″ N , 111 ° 27 ′ 3 ″ E ). 30.403361111111 111.45094444444

Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Shuibuya Dam	2008	1600	30 ° 26 '28.8 " N , 110 ° 21' 8.2" E30.441333333333 110.35227777778	Hubei
Geheyan Dam	1996	1200	30 ° 27 '56.4 " N , 111 ° 8' 20" E30.465666666667 111.13888888889	Hubei
Gaobazhou Dam	2001		30 ° 23 '54.2 " N , 111 ° 20' 30.9" E30.398388888889 111.34191666667	Hubei
Dalongtan Dam	2005	30th	30 ° 21 '38.2 " N , 109 ° 27' 51.7" E30.360611111111 109.46436111111	Hubei

Dongting Lake

Yuan Shui

The Yuan Shui flows into Dongting Lake ( 28 ° 54 ′ 5 ″ N , 112 ° 8 ′ 59 ″ E ) 28.901388888889 112.14975

Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Sanbanxi dam	2008	1000	26 ° 36 '21 " N , 109 ° 2' 54" E26.605833333333 109.04833333333	Guizhou
Wuqiangxi Dam	1996	1200	28 ° 46 '33 " N , 110 ° 55' 25" E28.775833333333 110.92361111111	Hunan

Zi Shui

The Zi flows into the Donting Lake (mouth 28 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 112 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ E ). 28.8 112.63333333333

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Zhexi dam		950	28 ° 19 '36.3 " N , 111 ° 7' 40.3" E28.32675 111.12786111111	Hunan

Han Shui

The Han Shui (Han Jiang) is a left tributary of the Yangtze River, into which it flows near Wuhan .

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Danjiangkou Dam	1973/2009	900	32 ° 33 '33.9 " N , 111 ° 29' 15.4" E32.559416666667 111.48761111111	Hubei

Li Shui

The Li Shui is a right tributary of the Yangtze River.

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Jiangpinghe Dam	under construction	500	29 ° 44 ′ 41 ″ N , 110 ° 22 ′ 4 ″ E29.744722222222 110.36777777778	Hubei

Pearl River catchment area

Hong Shui

The Hongshui He is a section of the west river .

Dams (planned: 10)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Longtan dam	2009	5400	25 ° 1 '38.2 " N , 107 ° 2' 51.8" E25.027277777778 107.04772222222	Guangxi
Yantan Dam	1995	1210	24 ° 2 '35.1 " N , 107 ° 30' 43.2" E24.043083333333 107.512	Guangxi
Dahua dam	1985	600	23 ° 43 '43.5 " N , 107 ° 58' 44.1" E23.72875 107.97891666667	Guangxi
Tianshengqiao Dam	1999	1200/2520	24 ° 56 ′ 29 ″ N , 105 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ E24.941388888889 105.10694444444	Guangxi
Guangzhao Dam	2008	1040	25 ° 57 ′ 34 " N , 105 ° 15 ′ 3" E25.959444444444 105.25083333333	Guizhou

Xinfeng Jiang

The Xinfeng Jiang flow at 23 ° 44 '23 " N , 114 ° 42' 12" O in the East River , into the Pearl River opens. 23.739722222222 114.70333333333

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Xinfeng Reservoir	1960	442	23 ° 43 ′ 37 " N , 114 ° 39 ′ 0" E23.726944444444 114.65	Guangdong

Mekong

The Mekong flows into the South China Sea ( 10 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ N , 107 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E ). 10.266666666667 107

Dams (planned: 14, in Yunnan 8)
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Gongguoqiao Dam	2008	750	25 ° 36 ′ 43.7 " N , 99 ° 17 ′ 45.6" E25.612138888889 99.296	Yunnan
Xiaowan Dam	2013	4200	24 ° 42 '19.1 " N , 100 ° 5' 31.8" E24.705305555556 100.09216666667	Yunnan
Manwan Dam	1996	1500	24 ° 37 '20.2 " N , 100 ° 26' 56.4" E24.622277777778 100.449	Yunnan
Dachaoshan Dam	2003	1350	24 ° 1 '40.3 " N , 100 ° 22' 9.8" E24.027861111111 100.36938888889	Yunnan
Nuozhadu Dam	2014	5850	22 ° 38 '15 " N , 100 ° 25' 50" E22.6375 100.430556	Yunnan
Jinghong Dam	2010	1750	21 ° 50 '48 " N , 100 ° 58' 21.4" E21.846666666667 100.97261111111	Yunnan
Ganlanba dam	n / A	150		Yunnan
Mengsong Dam	n / A	600		Yunnan

Brahmaputra

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Manla Dam	1999	20th	28 ° 50 ′ 48 " N , 89 ° 49 ′ 59" E28.846666666667 89.833055555556	Tibet

In Hong Kong

Elsewhere

These dams cannot yet be assigned.

Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Yixing Dam	2007	1000	31 ° 1 ′ 48 ″ N , 119 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E31.03 119.3
Xinanjiang Reservoir	1959
Mulanbei Reservoir	1083
Shilongba hydropower plant	1909		24 ° 51 '24.8 " N , 102 ° 31' 31.6" E24.856888888889 102.52544444444	Yunnan
Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Plant	1993	2400	23 ° 45 ′ 52 " N , 113 ° 57 ′ 12" E23.764444444444 113.95333333333	Guangdong

Dams
Dams	finished	MW	Geo coordinate	province
Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Plant	2007	2400	23 ° 16 ′ 7 " N , 114 ° 18 ′ 50" E23.268611111111 114.31388888889	Guangdong

Web links

Chinese National Committee On Large Dams: Large Dams in China.
Chinagate: China's Hydropower Stations and Plants.
Ma Jun: Will China's Rivers Survive the Next 20 Years? in: World Rivers Review August 2005. (1.12 MB) , pages 12 and 13

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ma Jun: Will China's Rivers Survive the Next 20 Years? in World Rivers Review August 2005 ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (1.12 MB) Pages 12 and 13 @1@ 2

^ University Library at University of Illinois: Chinese Rivers: Descriptive Notes (GB) ( Memento of March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

↑ GXED: Hydropower Projects ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Guangxi @1@ 2
↑ In the Chinese province of Yunnan , a cascade of eight dams is planned over a distance of 800 km. Source: Probe International June 30, 2006 The Hydrolancang cascade ( Memento of February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

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[jun-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ma Jun: Will China's Rivers Survive the Next 20 Years? in World Rivers Review August 2005 ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (1.12 MB) Pages 12 and 13 @1@ 2

[2] University Library at University of Illinois: Chinese Rivers: Descriptive Notes (GB) ( Memento of March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

[3] GXED: Hydropower Projects ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Guangxi @1@ 2

[4] In the Chinese province of Yunnan , a cascade of eight dams is planned over a distance of 800 km. Source: Probe International June 30, 2006 The Hydrolancang cascade ( Memento of February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )