Danjiangkou Dam

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Danjiangkou Dam is a large concrete gravity dam on the Han River in Hubei, China, known for hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and serving as a key water source for the South–North Water Transfer Project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
cityServed Beijing
Tianjin
cities in Hebei Province
constructionBy People's Republic of China government
constructionStartDate 1958
country China
crestElevation 176.6 m
elevationOfReservoirNormal 170 m
expandedFor South–North Water Transfer Project
expansionCompletionDate 2010s
hasFunction regulating Han River flow
supplying water to northern China
hasReservoirAlternateName Danjiangkou Lake
height 162 m
about 531 ft
installedCapacity 900 MW
length 3442 m
about 11,293 ft
locatedIn Danjiangkou, Hubei
linked to: Danjiangkou
locatedInCountrySubdivision Henan Province
Hubei Province
locatedInDrainageBasin Han River basin
locatedInProvince Hubei
linked to: Hubei Province
locatedNear border of Hubei and Henan
locatedOnRiver Han River
openingDate 1973
operator China Yangtze Power
owner China Yangtze Power
partOf South–North Water Transfer Project
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
navigation improvement
water supply
reservoirName Danjiangkou Reservoir
linked to: Danjiangkou
reservoirSurfaceArea about 1022 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity about 29.05 billion m³
about 29.05 km³
riverBasin Yangtze River basin
spillwayCount 2
spillwayType overflow spillway
status operational
turbineCount 9
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Wuhan
waterSourceFor Middle Route of South–North Water Transfer Project

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Danjiangkou hasDam Danjiangkou Dam
Danjiangkou hasInfrastructure Danjiangkou hydropower station
linked to: Danjiangkou Dam
汉江 相关大型水利工程 丹江口大坝
linked to: Danjiangkou Dam