Gezhen Dam

Dam in Dongfang
19°10′47″N 108°57′58″E / 19.17972°N 108.96611°E / 19.17972; 108.96611StatusOperationalConstruction began2007Opening date2009Owner(s)Huaneng Hainan Power IncDam and spillwaysType of damGravity/EmbankmentImpoundsChanghua RiverHeight34 m (112 ft)Length1,092 m (3,583 ft)Elevation at crest58.5 m (192 ft)Dam volume460,000 m3 (601,657 cu yd) (concrete gravity dam)Spillway type12 gatesReservoirTotal capacity146,000,000 m3 (118,364 acre⋅ft)[1]Catchment area3,997 km2 (1,543 sq mi)Surface area9.04 km2 (3 sq mi)Power StationCommission date2009Hydraulic head22.5 m (74 ft)Turbines2 x 40 MW Kaplan-typeInstalled capacity80 MW

The Gezhen Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Changhua River in Hainan Province, China. It is located 34 km (21 mi) east of Dongfang. The dam serves mainly to provide run-of-the-river hydroelectric power and to supply water for irrigation. The dam's power plant has an installed capacity of 80 MW while it is designed to provide water for the irrigation of 8,667 ha (21,417 acres). Construction began in 2007, the reservoir began to fill in 2009 and the project was complete in December 2009.[2][3][4][5][6]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Gezhen Hydropower Station". China Gezhouba (Group) Corporation. Retrieved 8 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Section Diversion Project" (in Chinese). Hainan Government Office. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Hainan Gezhen hydro project started to store water" (in Chinese). China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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  5. ^ "Huaneng Power Plant phase of the project and Oriental Gezhan hydro project completed" (in Chinese). Blue HN. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Hainan Gezhen Hydropower Project". New CDM Projects. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.