The Gongboxia Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yellow River in Longhua County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam supports a 1,500 MW hydroelectric power station.

Gongboxia Dam
Gongboxia Dam is located in China
Gongboxia Dam
Location of Gongboxia Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationLonghua County, Qinghai Province
Coordinates35°52′39″N 102°13′40″E / 35.87750°N 102.22778°E / 35.87750; 102.22778
Construction began2000
Opening date2006
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsYellow River
Height132 m (433 ft)
Length429 m (1,407 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Spillways2
Spillway typeService, controlled chute
Reservoir
CreatesGongboxia Reservoir
Total capacity630,000,000 m3 (510,749 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area143,619 km2 (55,452 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity1,500 MW
Annual generation5.14 billion kWh

Construction on the dam began in July 2000 by diverting the river and by August 15 the next year, the river was diverted and excavation began on the foundation. On August 1, 2002, workers began to create the embankment and by October the next year, the dam's body was almost complete. Concrete pouring on the face slab began in March 2004 and was complete by June. Filling of the reservoir began in August and in 2006 the project was complete.[1]

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  1. ^ Wang Junli Wu Zengmou. "ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS OF CONCRETE FACED ROCKFILL DAM OF GONGBOXIA HYDROPOWER PROJECT ON THE YELLOW RIVER". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.