Country China Opening date 2002 Impounds Caopo River Length 230 m Total capacity 3.135 km³ | Status In use Type of dam Arch Height 130 m Catchment area 239.2 km² Impound Caopo River | |
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Location Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province Similar Zipingpu Dam, Jinping‑I Dam, Ertan Dam, Gravity dam | ||
The Shapai Dam is an arch dam on the Caopo River in Sichuan Province, China. The dam is 130 metres (427 ft) tall and composed of roller-compacted concrete. There are no spillways on the face of the dam but two tunnels are utilized with a discharge capacity of 453 cubic metres per second (15,998 cu ft/s). A single penstock feeds water to a power station 5 kilometres (3 mi) downstream. The power station contains 2 x 18 MW generators with a combined capacity of 36 MW.
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