The Bikou Dam (Chinese: 碧口水电站) is an embankment dam on the Bailong River just upstream of Bikou in Wen County, Gansu Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 1969, the generators were commissioned in 1976 and the dam was complete in 1977. The 101 m (331 ft) tall earth-core rock-fill dam creates a reservoir with a 521,000,000 m3 (422,382 acre⋅ft) capacity. The dam supports a 300 MW power station.[1][2][3] The dam sustained some damage from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[4]
| Bikou Dam | |
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  Location of Bikou Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Bikou |
| Coordinates | 32°45′37″N 105°13′27″E / 32.76028°N 105.22417°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1969 |
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-core rock-fill |
| Impounds | Bailong River |
| Height | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Length | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Dam volume | 4,241,000 m3 (5,547,019 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 2,310 m3/s (81,577 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 521,000,000 m3 (422,382 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 26,000 km2 (10,039 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1976 |
| Hydraulic head | 86.2 m (283 ft) (max) |
| Turbines | 3 x 100 MW |
| Installed capacity | 300 MW |
| Annual generation | 1,463 GWh |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Bi Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). ChinaBaike. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Bi Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). ChinaWater. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Bikou Hydropower Station". Northwest Hydro Consulting Engineers. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ 地質通報 (in Chinese). 中國學術期刊 (光盤版) 電子雜誌社. 2008.