Gudongkou Dam

The Gudongkou Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Xiangxi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Xingshan County of Hubei Province, China. It is located about 64 km (40 mi) north of the Three Gorges Dam. The dam serves to provide for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. Preliminary construction (roads, bridges, foundation) started in 1990 but official construction on the dam and power station began on 1 March 1993. The dam began to impound its reservoir in 1996 and its three generators were commissioned between 1999 and 2000.[1][2]

Gudongkou Dam
Gudongkou Dam is located in China
Gudongkou Dam
Location of Gudongkou Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationXingshan County, Hubei Province
Coordinates31°22′2.09″N 110°45′12.09″E
PurposePower, flood control
StatusOperational
Construction began1993
Opening date1998 (1998)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsXiangxi River
Height120 m (390 ft)
Length187.8 m (616 ft)
Width (base)332.4 m (1,091 ft)
Dam volume1,880,000 m3 (2,460,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity1,250 m3/s (44,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity147,000,000 m3 (119,000 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation203 m (666 ft)
Commission date1999-2000
TypeConventional
Turbines3 x 15 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity45 MW

See also

References

  1. "AQUASTAT Dams in China" (Microsoft Excel). United Nations – Foreign Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. "Report of the Survey of basic Xingshan County Hydropower Station on Gudongkou" (in Chinese). China University Network. May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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