Lianghekou Dam
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Location of Lianghekou Dam in China
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Country | China |
Location | Yajiang County, Sichuan Province |
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Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2009 |
Opening date | 2021 (est.) |
Owner(s) | Ertan Hydropower Development Company, Ltd |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
Impounds | Yalong River |
Height | 295 m (968 ft) |
Length | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lianghekou Reservoir |
Total capacity | 10,767,000,000 m3 (8,728,949 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 65,200 km2 (25,174 sq mi) |
Power station | |
Commission date | 2021-2023 (est.) |
Turbines | 6 x 500 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 3,000 MW |
The Lianghekou Dam (meaning: "mouth of two rivers") is a concrete-face rock-fill dam currently under construction on the Yalong River in Yajiang County, Sichuan Province, China. The dam is located at the confluence of the Yalong, Xianshui and Qingda Rivers.[1] The 295 m (968 ft) tall dam will be the highest embankment dam in the country and support a 3,000 MW power station.[2] Studies for the dam were completed between 2005 and 2009 with preliminary construction beginning that year.[3] Major works on the dam officially began in October 2014. The first generator is expected to be commissioned in 2021 and the project complete in 2023.[4]
When the dam's reservoir fills, it will force the relocation of over 4,900 people.[5]
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