Country China Status Operational Impounds Bailong River Catchment area 26,000 km² Impound Bailong River | Location Bikou Opening date 1977 Height 101 m Construction began 1969 | |
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Type of dam Embankment, earth-core rock-fill | ||
The Bikou Dam is an embankment dam on the Bailong River just upstream of Bikou in Wen County, Gansu Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 1969, the generators were commissioned in 1976 and the dam was complete in 1977. The 101 m (331 ft) tall earth-core rock-fill dam creates a reservoir with a 521,000,000 m3 (422,382 acre·ft) capacity. The dam supports a 300 MW power station.
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