Jilebulake Dam

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Jilebulake Dam
Jilebulake Dam is located in China
Jilebulake Dam
Location of Jilebulake Dam in China
Country China
Location Habahe County
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Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 2009
Opening date 2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds Haba River
Height 146.30 m (480.0 ft)
Length 464 m (1,522 ft)
Width (crest) 10 m (33 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 232,000,000 m3 (188,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 2014
Turbines 2 x 50 MW, 2 x 30 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 160 MW

The Jilebulake Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Haba River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, in Habahe County of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 160 MW power station. Construction on the 146.30 m (480.0 ft) tall dam began in 2009 and its reservoir began to fill in November 2013.[1][2][3] During filling, on November 17, the diversion tunnel gate failed and the water inside the reservoir rushed downstream. Locals downstream were evacuated and there was no loss of life.[4] The Yamaguchi Dam just downstream was able to control much of the flooding.[5]

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