Yinpan Dam
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| Yinpan Dam | |
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 Location of Yinpan Dam in China
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| Country | China |
| Location | Wulong County, Chongqing |
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| Purpose | Power, navigation |
| Construction began | 2005 |
| Opening date | 2011 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Wu River |
| Height | 78.5 m (258 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 320,000,000 m3 (260,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 74,910 km2 (28,920 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2011 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 4 x 150 MW Kaplan-type |
| Installed capacity | 600 MW |
The Yinpan Dam is a gravity dam on the Wu River in Wulong County of Chongqing Municipality, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and navigation. It supports a 500-ton ship lift and a 600 MW power station. Construction on the project began in 2005 and it was completed in 2011 with the first generator commissioned in May of the same year, the fourth in December.[1][2]
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