Lizhou Dam

Dam in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province
28°5′23.69″N 100°56′2.70″E / 28.0899139°N 100.9340833°E / 28.0899139; 100.9340833PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began2009Opening date2015Dam and spillwaysType of damArch, roller-compacted concreteImpoundsMuli RiverHeight132 m (433 ft)Width (crest)7 m (23 ft)Width (base)26 m (85 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity186,900,000 m3 (151,500 acre⋅ft)Catchment area8,603 km2 (3,322 sq mi)Surface area4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)Lizhou Hydropower PlantCoordinates27°58′46.35″N 101°0′11.09″E / 27.9795417°N 101.0030806°E / 27.9795417; 101.0030806Commission date2016TypeConventional, diversionHydraulic head177 m (581 ft)Turbines3 x 115 MW, 2 x 5 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity355 MW

The Lizhou Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric arch dam on the Muli River in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province, China.

The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, with its 355 MW power station located 14.5 km to the southeast of the dam.[1][2] The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station affords a hydraulic head (water drop) of 177 m (581 ft).

Preliminary construction on the project began in 2009 and the superstructures were approved in 2011. Pouring of roller-compacted concrete for the dam began in 2012.[3][4][5] The dam began to impound its reservoir in December 2015.[6] Lizhou Dam started producing its power in 2016, when the whole facility was commissioned.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Li Chau hydropower (Lizhou Hydropower Station) (立洲水电站)" (in Chinese). Changjiang Water Resources Network and Information Center. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Lizhou Hydropower Project" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "RCC Dam Database - Search "Lizhou"". Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ "China Huadian's 355-Megawatt Lizhou Hydropower Station in Sichuan Receives Approval". Industrial Info. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ "132 meters! World-class thin arch RCC hyperbolic" (in Chinese). Zhulong. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Li Chau Hydropower smoothly impoundment" (in Chinese). China Electric Power Construction Survey and Design Institute Group Ltd. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  7. ^ Hydropower status Report 2017. 2017. p. 75.
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