Longma Dam

The Longma Dam (simplified Chinese: 龙马大坝; traditional Chinese: 龍馬大壩; pinyin: lóng mǎ dà bà) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Lixian River in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it is the fourth of seven dams in the Lixian River Project. It supports a 240 MW power station. Construction on the dam began on 23 December 2003 and the reservoir began to impound 20 July 2005. In July 2007, the first generator was commissioned and the last two were in December 2007. The project was complete in June 2008 at a cost of US$332 million. The 135 m (443 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir with a 590,000,000 m3 (478,321 acre⋅ft) capacity.[1]

Longma Dam
Longma Dam is located in Yunnan
Longma Dam
Location of Longma Dam in Yunnan
Longma Dam is located in China
Longma Dam
Longma Dam (China)
CountryChina
LocationMojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan
Coordinates22.875562°N 101.647375°E / 22.875562; 101.647375
StatusOperational
Construction began2003
Opening date2007
Construction costUS$332 million
Owner(s)Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsLixian River
Height135 m (443 ft)
Length315 m (1,033 ft)
Elevation at crest643 m (2,110 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Dam volume3,670,000 m3 (4,800,179 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity590,000,000 m3 (478,321 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date2007
Turbines3 x 80 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity240 MW

See also

References

  1. "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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