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 |
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| 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.) |
