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Jiangkou Reservoir

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Primary inflows
  
Furong River

Surface area
  
7,740 km (2,990 sq mi)

Area
  
7,740 km²

Outflow location
  
Furong River

Lake type
  
Reservoir

Primary outflows
  
Furong River

Average depth
  
300 m (980 ft)

Mean depth
  
300 m

Inflow source
  
Furong River

Basin countries
  
People's Republic of China

Built
  
May 1999 - October 2003

The Jiangkou Reservoir (simplified Chinese: '江口水库; traditional Chinese: '江口水庫; pinyin: Jiāngkǒu Shuǐkù) is a large scale reservoir in Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China constructed for the primary purpose of generating hydroelectricity.

Built at a cost of 1.95 billion RMB, the reservoir's concrete hyperbolic arch dam in Jiankou Town (江口镇) 2 km (1.2 mi) from the confluence of the Wu and Furong Rivers houses a hydroelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 300 MW.

References

Jiangkou Reservoir Wikipedia


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