The Chengbihe Dam is an embankment dam on the Chengbihe River, a tributary of the You River. It is located 6 km (4 mi) north of Baise City in Guangxi, China. The dam was constructed between 1958 and 1961. The 70 m (230 ft) tall earth dam with a concrete core creates a 1,150,000,000 m3 (932,320 acre⋅ft) reservoir and supports a 30 MW power station. The original four generators were commissioned in 1966 at 6.5 MW each but were uprated to 7.5 MW in 1997.[1][2]
| Chengbihe Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Chengbihe Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Baise City |
| Coordinates | 23°57′06″N 106°38′20″E / 23.95167°N 106.63889°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1958 |
| Opening date | 1961 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment |
| Impounds | Chengbihe River |
| Height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Length | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 190.4 m (625 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Width (base) | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,150,000,000 m3 (932,320 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 2,000 km2 (772 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 39.1 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1966/1997 |
| Turbines | 4 x 7.5 MW |
| Installed capacity | 30 MW |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sea Ranch River Reservoir Authority" (in Chinese). Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of Industry and Information Technology. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Chongxun, Mo; Liao Xintian; Ma Rongyong (June 2003). "The risk anal ysis of dam overtopping to the project of Cheng Bi He reservoir" (PDF). Journal of Guangxi University (in Chinese). 28 (2). Guangxi University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 29 August 2011.