Country China Opening date 2006 Height 124 m Catchment area 323 km² Construction began 2000 | Status Operational Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill Length 411 m Total capacity 298 million m³ Impound Nanya River | |
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Location Mianning County and Shimian County, Sichuan Province Construction cost $385 million USD 2.537 billion RMB Similar Shuangjiangkou Dam, Pubugou Dam, Zipingpu Dam | ||
The Yele Dam is an embankment dam on the Nanya River along the border of Mianning County and Shimian County, Sichuan Province, China. It is 124.5 metres (408 ft) high and 411 metres (1,348 ft) long. Because the dam lies within a Level VIII earthquake intensity zone, its core is composed of asphalt concrete. Construction on the dam began in 2000, the reservoir began impounding on January 1, 2005 and the entire project was complete in August 2006. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectricity and it supports a 240 MW power station. Water from the dam's reservoir is diverted into a 7.2 kilometres (4 mi) long headrace tunnel before reaching the power station.
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