Project 635 Dam
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CountryChina
PurposeIrrigation, power
| Project 635 Dam | |
|---|---|
  Project 635 Dam Location of Project 635 Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Fuhai County, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region |
| Coordinates | 47°14′29″N 88°28′34″E / 47.24139°N 88.47611°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation, power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Opening date | 2001 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill with clay core |
| Impounds | Irtysh River |
| Height | 70.6 m (232 ft) |
| Length | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 282,000,000 m3 (229,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Normal elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2001 |
| Installed capacity | 32 MW |
The Project 635 Dam (Chinese: "635"水利枢纽工程; pinyin: "635" shuǐlì shūniǔ gōngchéng) is one of the three dams constructed on the Irtysh River in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The embankment dam is located in Fuhai County, about 56 km east of Beitun. It creates a reservoir (the Project 635 Reservoir, Chinese: "635"水库), which serves as the source of water for the Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal.[citation needed]
Water from the reservoir is used for industry, agriculture and power. Construction on the dam began in 1998 and it began to impound its reservoir in 2000. The dam was complete in 2001.[1]
