Niululing Dam

Niululing Dam
Location of Niululing Dam in China
Official name 牛路岭水电站
Country China
Location Qionghai
Coordinates 19°00′26″N 110°11′45″E / 19.00722°N 110.19583°E / 19.00722; 110.19583Coordinates: 19°00′26″N 110°11′45″E / 19.00722°N 110.19583°E / 19.00722; 110.19583
Status Operational
Construction began 1976
Opening date 1982
Owner(s) Hainan Provincial Electric Power Company (HEPCO)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Wanquan River tributary
Height 90.5 m (297 ft)
Length 341 m (1,119 ft)
Elevation at crest 115.5 m (379 ft)
Spillway type 7 gates
Reservoir
Total capacity 778,000,000 m3 (630,735 acre·ft)
Catchment area 1,236 km2 (477 sq mi)
Normal elevation 105 m (344 ft)
Power station
Commission date 1979-1982
Hydraulic head 61 m (200 ft) (design)
Turbines 4 x 20 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 80 MW
Annual generation 281 million kWh

The Niululing Dam is a gravity dam on a tributary of the Wanquan River in Hainan Province, China. It is located 39 km (24 mi) southwest of Qionghai. The dam serves to produce hydroelectricity and protect against floods. Plans for the dam began in 1965 and construction began in 1976. All four generators were commissioned between 1979 and 1982. Its power station has an 80 MW installed capacity.[1][2][3]

Niululing Dam
Location within Hainan

See also

References

  1. "Section II: The main station and cascade development" (in Chinese). Hainan Provincial Government. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. "Niululing Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). State Electricity Regulatory Commission Dam Safety Supervision Center. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. "Niululing Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). Water and power construction in Hainan Province Survey and Design Institute. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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