Gongboxia Dam

Gongboxia Dam
Location of Gongboxia Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Longhua County, Qinghai Province
Coordinates
Construction began	2000
Opening date	2006
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Yellow River
Height	132 m (433 ft)
Length	429 m (1,407 ft)
Width (crest)	10 m (33 ft)
Spillways	2
Spillway type	Service, controlled chute
Reservoir
Creates	Gongboxia Reservoir
Total capacity	630,000,000 m3 (510,749 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	143,619 km2 (55,452 sq mi)
Power station
Installed capacity	1,500 MW
Annual generation	5.14 billion kWh

The Gongboxia Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yellow River in Longhua County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam supports a 1,500 MW hydroelectric power station.

Construction on the dam began in July 2000 by diverting the river and by August 15 the next year, the river was diverted and excavation began on the foundation. On August 1, 2002, workers began to create the embankment and by October the next year, the dam's body was almost complete. Concrete pouring on the face slab began in March 2004 and was complete by June. Filling of the reservoir began in August and in 2006 the project was complete.

See also

• List of power stations in China