Lizhou Dam
| Lizhou Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lizhou Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province |
| Coordinates | 28°5′23.69″N 100°56′2.70″E / 28.0899139°N 100.9340833°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2009 |
| Opening date | 2015 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Muli River |
| Height | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Width (base) | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 186,900,000 m3 (151,500 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 8,603 km2 (3,322 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Lizhou Hydropower Plant | |
| Coordinates | 27°58′46.35″N 101°0′11.09″E / 27.9795417°N 101.0030806°E |
| Commission date | 2016 |
| Type | Conventional, diversion |
| Hydraulic head | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 x 115 MW, 2 x 5 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 355 MW |
The Lizhou Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric arch dam on the Muli River in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province, China.
The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, with its 355 MW power station located 14.5 km to the southeast of the dam.[1][2] The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station affords a hydraulic head (water drop) of 177 m (581 ft).
Preliminary construction on the project began in 2009 and the superstructures were approved in 2011. Pouring of roller-compacted concrete for the dam began in 2012.[3][4][5] The dam began to impound its reservoir in December 2015.[6] Lizhou Dam started producing its power in 2016, when the whole facility was commissioned.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Li Chau hydropower (Lizhou Hydropower Station) (立洲水电站)" (in Chinese). Changjiang Water Resources Network and Information Center. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Lizhou Hydropower Project" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "RCC Dam Database - Search "Lizhou"". Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "China Huadian's 355-Megawatt Lizhou Hydropower Station in Sichuan Receives Approval". Industrial Info. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "132 meters! World-class thin arch RCC hyperbolic" (in Chinese). Zhulong. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Li Chau Hydropower smoothly impoundment" (in Chinese). China Electric Power Construction Survey and Design Institute Group Ltd. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Hydropower status Report 2017. 2017. p. 75.
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