Longma Dam

Longma Dam
Location of Longma Dam in China
Country China
Location Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan
Coordinates 22°52′32″N 101°38′51″E / 22.875562°N 101.647375°E / 22.875562; 101.647375Coordinates: 22°52′32″N 101°38′51″E / 22.875562°N 101.647375°E / 22.875562; 101.647375
Status Operational
Construction began 2003
Opening date 2007
Construction cost US$332 million
Owner(s) Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds Lixian River
Height 135 m (443 ft)
Length 315 m (1,033 ft)
Elevation at crest 643 m (2,110 ft)
Width (crest) 10 m (33 ft)
Dam volume 3,670,000 m3 (4,800,179 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 590,000,000 m3 (478,321 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date 2007
Turbines 3 x 80 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 240 MW

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  • "Longma Dam". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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