Manwan Dam
| Manwan Dam | |
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| Official name | 漫灣大壩 |
| Location | Mekong, China |
| Coordinates | 24°37′20″N 100°26′56″E / 24.62222°N 100.44889°E / 24.62222; 100.44889 |
| Construction began | 1986 |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Mekong River |
| Height | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 920,000,000 m3 (745,856 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 1,570 MW |
The Manwan Dam (simplified Chinese: 漫湾大坝; traditional Chinese: 漫灣大壩; pinyin: Mànwān Dàbà) is a large hydroelectric dam in China. It is built on the Mekong (Lancang) River with a capacity of 1,570 MW.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Dam begins power generation
- ^ "Manwan Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). Hudong. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
External links
- The Manwan Dam, the first dam to be built across the Lancang (Mekong) River - 2003 (photo)
- Yu Xiaogang & Jia Jiguo: An Overview of Participatory Social Impact Assessment for Manwan Hydropower Station in Lancang River (pdf)
- Manwan Dam Social Impact Assessment
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| On tributaries of the Mekong River |
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