Qingshan Dam

Qingshan Dam
Official name青山壩
LocationHeping, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°15′11.5″N 121°09′37.0″E / 24.253194°N 121.160278°E / 24.253194; 121.160278
Construction began1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Opening date1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsDajia River
Length100 meters
Reservoir
Total capacity600,000 m3
Turbines4 X 90 MW
Installed capacity360 MW
Annual generation591 GWh

Qingshan Dam (traditional Chinese: 青山壩; simplified Chinese: 青山坝; Hanyu Pinyin: Qīngshān Bà; Tongyong Pinyin: Cingshan Bà; Wade–Giles: Ch'ing1-shan1 Pa4) is a concrete gravity forebay dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. The dam is the second in a cascade of hydroelectric power plants along the Dajia River, and is located directly below the Techi Dam and upstream of the Kukuan Dam. The dam was built between 1964 and 1970 and stands 45 m (148 ft) high and 100 m (330 ft) long, storing up to 600,000 m3 (490 acre⋅ft) in its reservoir.[1]

The dam supplies water to a power station with a capacity of 360 megawatts (MW) from four 90 MW turbines, generating 591 million kilowatt hours annually. It is the largest of the hydroelectric plants along the Dajia River.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reservoirs and Weirs in Taiwan (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Public Affairs. p. 327.
  2. ^ "大甲溪" (PDF) (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency. 2009-01-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
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