Kukuan Dam
Kukuan Dam (traditional Chinese: 谷關水庫; simplified Chinese: 谷关水库; pinyin: Gǔguān Shuǐkù) is a concrete thin arch dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. The dam serves for hydroelectric power generation and flood control, and is the third in a cascade of hydroelectric dams on the Dajia River, being located below the Techi and Qingshan dams and upstream from the Tienlun Dam. The dam supplies water to a power station consisting of four 45 megawatt (MW) turbines for a total capacity of 180 MW, generating 507 million kilowatt hours per year.[1]
| Kukuan Dam | |
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_location_map.svg.png.webp)  Location of Kukuan Dam in Taichung | |
| Official name | 谷關水庫 |
| Location | Heping, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°14′00.91″N 121°04′34.09″E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Construction began | 1957 |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Dajia River |
| Length | 149 meters |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 13,200,000 m3 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 4 X 45 MW |
| Installed capacity | 180 MW |
| Annual generation | 507 GWh |
The dam was built between 1957 and 1961 and stands 85.1 m (279 ft) high and 149 m (489 ft) long, holding up to 13,200,000 m3 (10,700 acre⋅ft) of water.[2]
See also
References
- "大甲溪" (PDF) (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency. 2009-01-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- Reservoirs and Weirs in Taiwan (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Public Affairs. p. 327.
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