Creates Zipingpu Reservoir Height 156 m Construction began March 2001 | Length 663 m (2,175 ft) Installed capacity 760 MW Total capacity 1.12 km³ | |
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Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Similar Xiluodu Dam, Xiangjiaba Dam, Longtan Dam, Pubugou Dam, Ertan Dam | ||
Zipingpu Dam (紫坪铺水利枢纽) is an embankment dam on the Min River near the city of Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province in southwest China. It consists of four generators with a total generating capacity of 760 MW. Construction began in 2001 and was finished late 2006. The dam was originally a work from the Shu-Han nearly 2000 years ago.
The traditional Dujiangyan Irrigation System consisting of canals, levees, and dams, has been in use since 256 AD.
ControversyEdit
The 7.9 magnitude quake on May 12, 2008 caused some damage to the dam, with the dam having a few cracks and fissures. Geologists now believe that the dam, and the weight of Zipingpu Reservoir, could have led to the massive earthquake.
References
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