The Shimenkan Dam (石门坎) is an arch dam on the Lixian River (李仙江), straddling the border between Ning'er and Mojiang County in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 130 MW. Construction began in 2007 and the dam was complete in 2010.[2] The dam is 116 m (381 ft) tall and creates a reservoir with a capacity of 197,000,000 m3 (159,710 acre⋅ft). It is the second dam in the Lixian River cascade.[3]

Shimenkan Dam
Shimenkan Dam is located in China
Shimenkan Dam
Location of Shimenkan Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationPu'er
Coordinates23°01′19″N 101°30′10″E / 23.021920°N 101.502793°E / 23.021920; 101.502793
StatusOperational
Construction began2007
Opening date2010
Owner(s)Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang River Basin Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch
ImpoundsLixian River
Height116 m (381 ft)
Length356 m (1,168 ft)[1]
Elevation at crest758 m (2,487 ft)
Width (crest)7 m (23 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity197,000,000 m3 (159,710 acre⋅ft)
Surface area6.5 km2 (3 sq mi)
Normal elevation756 m (2,480 ft)
Power Station
Turbines2 x 65 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity130 MW
Annual generation570 GWh
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See also

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  • "Shimenkan Dam". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

References

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  1. ^ "Three-dimensional visual simulation technology in hydropower engineering Shimenkan" (PDF) (in Chinese). State Power Company Shenxigou Dadu Hydropower Construction Administration. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Yunnan Lixianjiang Shimenkan Hydropower Project". UN - Clean Development Mechanism. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  3. ^ "China's highest Arch Dams". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 4 September 2011.