The Jiemian Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Junxi River in Youxi County of Fujian Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 300 MW power station. Construction on the dam began in 2002, the reservoir was impounded by 17 February 2007 and on 28 November 2007, the first 150 MW generator was commissioned. The second was commissioned in 2008.[1][2]

Jiemian Dam
Jiemian Dam is located in China
Jiemian Dam
Location of Jiemian Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationYouxi County, Fujian Province
Coordinates25°56′17.58″N 118°2′36.99″E / 25.9382167°N 118.0436083°E / 25.9382167; 118.0436083
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2002
Opening date2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsJunxi River
Height126 m (413 ft)
Length500.5 m (1,642 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,824,000,000 m3 (1,479,000 acre⋅ft)
Commission date2007-2008
TypeConventional
Turbines2 x 150 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity300 MW

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  1. ^ "Fujian Station street full completion of key projects (福建重点工程街面水电站全面建成)" (in Chinese). Fujian Southeast News. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Fujian Youxi street hydropower feasibility report submitted to the National Planning Commission" (in Chinese). China Power. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.