Goupitan Dam
The Goupitan Dam is an under construction concrete arch dam on the Wujiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Guizhou Province, southwest of China. The dam's hydroelectric facility will operate on five turbines, each with a hydroelectric generating capacity of 600 MW, for a total of 3,000 MW. Constructions began on 2003-11-08 and is expected to be completed in 2011.

Goupitan Dam
Official name 构皮滩大坝
Location Guizhou, China
Construction began November 2003
Opening date 2011
Construction cost ¥13.842 billion
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch
Height 232.5 m (763 ft)
Length 557.11 m (1,828 ft)
Impounds Wujiang River
Reservoir
Creates Goupitan Reservoir
Capacity 6,451,000,000 m3 (5,229,911 acre·ft)
Catchment area 43,250 km2 (16,699 sq mi)
Surface area 94.29 km2 (36 sq mi)
Power station
Turbines 5 × 600MW
Installed capacity 3,000 MW
Annual generation 9.667 TWh (est.)