| Nuozhadu Dam | |
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 2D finite element meshes and measure points of Nuozhadu dam | |
  Nuozhadu Dam Location of Nuozhadu Dam in China | |
| Location | Puer,Yunnan Province |
| Coordinates | 22°39′22″N100°25′06″E / 22.65611°N 100.41833°E /22.65611; 100.41833 |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2004 |
| Opening date | 2012 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, central core, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Lancang (Mekong) River |
| Height | 261.5 m (858 ft) |
| Length | 608 m (1,995 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled side channel chute |
| Spillway capacity | 31,318 m3/s (1,106,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Nuozhadu Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2012-2014 |
| Hydraulic head | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Turbines | 9 x 650 MWFrancis-type |
| Installed capacity | 5,850MW |
| Annual generation | 23,9TWh[1] |
Nuozhadu Dam (Chinese:糯扎渡大坝;pinyin:Nuòzhādù Dàbà) is anembankment dam on theLancang (Mekong) River inYunnan Province insouthwest China. The dam is 261.5 m (858 ft) tall, and creates a reservoir with a normal capacity of 21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre⋅ft) at a level of 812 m (2,664 ft)asl. The purpose of the dam ishydroelectric power production along with flood control and navigation. The dam supports a power station with nine generators, each with generating capacity of 650 MW. The total generating capacity of the power station is 5,850 MW.[2] Construction on the project began in 2004; the dam's first generator went online 6 September 2012 and the last generator was commissioned in June 2014.[3][4] The construction and management of the project was implemented by Huaneng Power International Ltd., which has a concession to build, own and operatehydroelectric dams on China's stretch of the Mekong River.
| OnMekong River | |
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| On tributaries of the Mekong River | |
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