Junghua Dam

Jhonghua Dam
View of dam in the Dahan River gorge.
Location Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Coordinates 24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E / 24.73694°N 121.35083°E / 24.73694; 121.35083Coordinates: 24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E / 24.73694°N 121.35083°E / 24.73694; 121.35083
Construction began 1978
Opening date 1984
Dam and spillways
Impounds Dahan River
Height 82 metres (269 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 16,700,000 cubic metres (13,500 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity 40 MW
Annual generation 200 million KWh

Junghua Dam, also spelled Ronghua Dam, (Chinese: 榮華大壩; pinyin: Rónghuá Dàbà; Wade–Giles: Jung2-hua2 Ta4-pa4) is a dam crossing the Dahan River, a tributary to the Tamsui River, in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1]

The dam was started in December 1978 and finished in June 1984.[2] The cost was NT$1.83 billion. The Junghua Dam is within the catchment area of the Shihmen Reservoir, 27 kilometers upstream of the Shihmen Dam in the Dahan River gorge.[2] The dam's main function is to prevent sand from moving downstream and building up as silt in the Shimen Reservoir. It also serves as a diversion point for sending water to a 40,000 kilowatt hydroelectric plant located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) downstream.

The dam has almost no effective storage capacity, as almost its entire reservoir has been filled by sediment.

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References

  1. ↑ Jung-hua Ta-pa (dam), Taiwan.
  2. 1 2 Junghua Dam, Northern Region Water Resources Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.


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