Shimenkan Dam

Dam in Pu'er

23°01′19″N 101°30′10″E / 23.021920°N 101.502793°E / 23.021920; 101.502793StatusOperationalConstruction began2007Opening date2010Owner(s)Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang River Basin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.Dam and spillwaysType of damArchImpoundsLixian RiverHeight116 m (381 ft)Length356 m (1,168 ft)^[1]Elevation at crest758 m (2,487 ft)Width (crest)7 m (23 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity197,000,000 m³ (159,710 acre⋅ft)Surface area6.5 km² (3 sq mi)Normal elevation756 m (2,480 ft)Power StationTurbines2 x 65 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity130 MWAnnual generation570 GWh Map

The Shimenkan Dam (石门坎) is an arch dam on the Lixian River (李仙江), straddling the border between Ning'er and Mojiang County in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 130 MW. Construction began in 2007 and the dam was complete in 2010.^[2] The dam is 116 m (381 ft) tall and creates a reservoir with a capacity of 197,000,000 m³ (159,710 acre⋅ft). It is the second dam in the Lixian River cascade.^[3]

External links

"Shimenkan Dam". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

References

^ "Three-dimensional visual simulation technology in hydropower engineering Shimenkan" (PDF) (in Chinese). State Power Company Shenxigou Dadu Hydropower Construction Administration. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Yunnan Lixianjiang Shimenkan Hydropower Project". UN - Clean Development Mechanism. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "China's highest Arch Dams". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 4 September 2011.