Manwan Dam

Manwan Dam
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Location:	Yunnan , PRC
Tributaries:	Mekong
Drain:	Mekong
	Yunnan , People's Republic of China
Coordinates	24 ° 37 '20 " N , 100 ° 26' 56" E Coordinates: 24 ° 37 '20 " N , 100 ° 26' 56" E
	Data on the structure
Construction time:	1986-1995
Height above foundation level :	132 m
Building volume:	2.1 million m³
Crown length:	418 m
Power plant output:	1 570 MW
	Data on the reservoir
Water surface	114 km²
Storage space	1.05 million m³

The Manwan Dam is a large dam in the Yunnan Province of China . When it was completed, it was the first large hydroelectric power station on the Mekong . The reservoir is dammed by a 132 m high weight dam. (Their height is also given as 126 m.)

Web links

Chinese National Committee on Large Dams:
- Manwan Hydropower Station (English)
- Large Dams in China (English)
Probe International, June 30, 2006: The Hydrolancang Cascade ( Memento of February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
China Internet Information Center: China's Hydropower Stations and Plants