Changheba Dam
Dam in Sichuan, China
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The Changheba Dam (simplified Chinese: 长河坝水电站; traditional Chinese: 長河壩水電站) is a concrete rock-filled embankment dam across the Dadu River near Kangding in Sichuan Province, China. The dam was built for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity.
| Changheba Dam | |
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A 200 m-high (660 ft) road bridge over the reservoir, in 2015 | |
  Changheba Dam Location of the dam in Sichuan | |
 Interactive map of Changheba Dam | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Kangding, Sichuan |
| Coordinates | 30°08′56″N 102°10′27″E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2006 |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Construction cost | US$3.46 billion |
| Owner | Datang International Sichuan Power Generation Co Ltd |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Rock-fill dam |
| Impounds | Dadu River |
| Height | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Length | 1,697 m (5,568 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Changheba Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 1,075 GL (872,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Changheba hydroelectric plant (Chinese: 长河坝水电站) | |
| Coordinates | 30°24′11″N 102°07′17″E |
| Operator | Sichuan Datang International Ganzi Hydropower Development |
| Commission date | 2017 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 4 x 650 MW (870×103 hp) (all Francis-type) |
| Installed capacity | 2,600 MW (3.5×106 hp) |
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Overview
Construction of the concrete-faced rock-filled dam began in 2006, before it was officially approved in December 2010 and impounded in 2016. The power station was fully operational in December 2017.[2][a]
The dam wall is 240 metres (790 ft) high and 1,697 metres (5,568 ft) long. When full, the resultant reservoir, has a capacity of 1,075 gigalitres (872,000 acre⋅ft).[4][5] In July 2009, a landslide at the construction site killed four people while causing damage and temporarily blocking the river.[6]
