Shitouhe Dam

Shitouhe Dam
Location of Shitouhe Dam in China
Country China
Location Mei County, Shaanxi Province
Coordinates 34°10′10.25″N 107°39′5.25″E / 34.1695139°N 107.6514583°E / 34.1695139; 107.6514583Coordinates: 34°10′10.25″N 107°39′5.25″E / 34.1695139°N 107.6514583°E / 34.1695139; 107.6514583
Purpose Irrigation, municipal water, flood control, power
Status Operational
Construction began 1976
Opening date 1989 (1989)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill clay-core
Impounds Shitouhe River
Height 114 m (374 ft)
Length 590 m (1,940 ft)
Width (crest) 10 m (33 ft)
Width (base) 488 m (1,601 ft)
Dam volume 8,350,000 m3 (10,920,000 cu yd)
Spillway type Uncontrolled chute
Spillway capacity 7,150 m3/s (252,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 147,000,000 m3 (119,000 acre·ft)
Inactive capacity 5,000,000 m3 (4,100 acre·ft)
Catchment area 673 km2 (260 sq mi)
Surface area 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 1989-1991
Type Conventional
Turbines 4 x 5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 20 MW

The Shitouhe Dam is an embankment dam on the Shitouhe River, a tributary of the Weihe River which flows into the Yellow River, in Mei County of Shaanxi Province, China. The dam serves several purposes to include flood control, hydroelectric power and water supply for irrigation and municipal uses. The 114 m (374 ft) tall rock-fill dam can withhold a reservoir of 147,000,000 m3 (119,000 acre·ft) of which 120,000,000 m3 (97,000 acre·ft) can be used to irrigate the valley below the dam. Approved by China's Ministry of Water Conservancy in 1974, construction started in June 1976. It was completed in 1989. In July 1996, the dam began to supply water to the nearby city of Xi'an. In 2002 the Jinpen Dam to the east was constructed to help provide water to the city as well.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shitouhe Reservoir". China Water. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "AQUASTAT Dams in China" (Microsoft Excel). United Nations – Foreign Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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