Longjiang Dam

Longjiang Dam
Location of Longjiang Dam in China
Country China
Location Mangshi, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Coordinates 24°14′25.30″N 98°6′40.16″E / 24.2403611°N 98.1111556°E / 24.2403611; 98.1111556Coordinates: 24°14′25.30″N 98°6′40.16″E / 24.2403611°N 98.1111556°E / 24.2403611; 98.1111556
Purpose Power, flood control, irrigation
Status Operational
Construction began 2006
Opening date 2010 (2010)
Dam and spillways
Impounds Long River
Height 110 m (360 ft)
Length 472 m (1,549 ft)
Elevation at crest 875 m (2,871 ft)
Width (base) 23.76 m (78.0 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,217,000,000 m3 (986,638 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation 872 m (2,861 ft)
Longjiang Hydropower Plant
Commission date 2010
Type Conventional
Turbines 3 x 80 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 240 MW

The Longjiang Dam is an arch dam on the Long River (upper of Shweli River) near Mangshi in Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan Province, China. It is a multiple-purpose project aimed at flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. Its reservoir has a storage capacity of 1,217,000,000 m3 (986,638 acre⋅ft), of which 679,000,000 m3 (550,474 acre⋅ft) is reserved for river these purposes. The dam's power station is located on its left bank and contains three 80 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity if 240 MW.[1][2] Construction on the project began on 28 November 2006 and all generators were commissioned in 2010.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yunnan Longjiang Hydropower Project completion and acceptance by (云南龙江水电站枢纽工程通过竣工验收)" (in Chinese). Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yunnan Longjiang 240MW Hydropower Project, in P.R. China" (PDF). United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Longjiang Hydropower Project in Yunnan" (in Chinese). Xinhua Water Conservancy Holdings Corporation. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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