Quxue Dam
 | Parts of this article (those related to 2017) need to be updated. (December 2019) |
| Quxue Dam | |
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Francis-type | |
| Installed capacity | 246 MW |
The Quxue Dam is a 174 m tall rock-fill
the Quxue Dam has a narrow canyon with very steep abutments supporting its superstructure.
The primary purpose of the dam is
Design and construction
The dam is situated in a deep canyon which has an asymmetrical “V” shape. The slope of the left and right banks is around 70°, getting steeper towards the top. Made of mobile sediment, the depth of the alluvial river overburden (waste and spoil) is around 30 m at the dam site.
The crest length of the dam is 220 m with the crest width being 15 m across. The dam was designed to have a slope of 1.9H:1V upstream and an average slope of 1.85H:1V downstream.
Construction on the dam began in 2013 and the river was diverted around the construction site in February 2014. The power station was completed in 2016.[1][2][3]
See also
- List of tallest dams in the world
- List of dams and reservoirs in China
- List of tallest dams in China
References
- ^ "Datang Group to learn dam closure success (Figure)" (in Chinese). Polaris Power Network News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "To learn Hydropower: Hydropower Construction march played plateau" (in Chinese). China Datang Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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