Shapai Dam
Dam in Ngawa, Sichuan Province
31°18′58″N 103°22′15″E / 31.3161°N 103.3708°E / 31.3161; 103.3708![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,14,31.3161,103.3708,240x240.png?lang=en)
The Shapai Dam is an arch dam on the Caopo River in Wenchuan County, Ngawa, Sichuan Province, China. The dam is 130 metres (427 ft) tall and composed of roller-compacted concrete. There are no spillways on the face of the dam but two tunnels are utilized with a discharge capacity of 453 cubic metres per second (15,998 cu ft/s). A single penstock feeds water to a power station 5 kilometres (3 mi) downstream. The power station contains 2 x 18 MW generators with a combined capacity of 36 MW.[1]
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References
- ^ "Introduction on Shapai Hydropower Station". China Water. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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