Jinpen Dam

The Jinpen Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Heihe River, a tributary of the Weihe River which flows into the Yellow River, in Zhouzhi County of Shaanxi Province, China. It serves as a multi-purpose dam; providing water for irrigation and municipal uses while also affording flood control and hydroelectric power generation. Water from the reservoir is used to irrigate crops in the Weihe River valley just below the dam. Along with the Shitouhe Dam to the west, the dam supplies the nearby city of Xi'an with municipal water. The power station at the dam has an installed capacity of 25 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1998 and the river was diverted in 1998. Filling of the reservoir began in 2000 and was complete in 2001. The power station was commissioned by 2002.[1][2]

Jinpen Dam
Location of Jinpen Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province
Coordinates	34°2′53.63″N 108°12′18.21″E
Purpose	Irrigation, municipal water, flood control, power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1996
Opening date	2000 (2000)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill earth-core
Impounds	Weihe River
Height	130 m (430 ft)
Length	422 m (1,385 ft)
Elevation at crest	600 m (2,000 ft)
Dam volume	8,150,000 m3 (10,660,000 cu yd)
Spillway type	Tunnel, uncontrolled
Spillway capacity	2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	200,000,000 m3 (160,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	177,400,000 m3 (143,800 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	1,481 km2 (572 sq mi)
Normal elevation	594 m (1,949 ft)
Commission date	2002
Type	Conventional
Turbines	2 x 12.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	25 MW