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Longma Dam

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Country
  
China

Status
  
Operational

Height
  
135 m

Construction began
  
2003

Location
  
Mojiang County

Opening date
  
2007

Construction cost
  
332 million USD

Impound
  
Black River

Longma Dam

Owner(s)
  
Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.

Type of dam
  
Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill

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The Longma Dam (龙马) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Lixian River in Mojiang County, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it is the fourth of seven dams in the Lixian River Project. It supports a 240 MW power station. Construction on the dam began on 23 December 2003 and the reservoir began to impound 20 July 2005. In July 2007, the first generator was commissioned and the last two were in December 2007. The project was complete in June 2008 at a cost of US$332 million. The 135 m (443 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir with a 590,000,000 m3 (478,321 acre·ft) capacity.

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Longma Dam Wikipedia