| Baishan Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Baishan Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Huadian, Jilin Province |
| Coordinates | 42°43′35″N 127°13′28″E / 42.72639°N 127.22444°E |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch gravity |
| Impounds | Second Songhua River |
| Height | 149.5 m (490 ft) |
| Length | 677.5 m (2,223 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,663,000 m3 (58,728,291 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 4 |
| Spillway type | Service, crest overflow |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Baishan Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 6,500,000,000 m3 (5,269,636 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 19,000 km2 (7,336 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 17.67 km2 (6.82 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | Phase I: 1984 Phase II: 1992 PS: 2006 |
| Type | Conventional and Pumped-storage |
| Hydraulic head | 110 m (361 ft) (design) |
| Turbines | 5 x 300 MW (400,000 hp) Francis turbines conventional 2 x 150 MW (200,000 hp) Pumped-storage |
| Installed capacity | 1,800 MW (2,400,000 hp) |
The Baishan Dam (Chinese: 白山大坝, meaning: "White Mountain Dam") is an arch-gravity dam on the Second Songhua River near the town of Baishanzhen, Huadian, Jilin Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam supplies water to five turbine-generators in two different powerhouses for an installed capacity of 1,500 megawatts (2,000,000 hp) while it can also control a design 19,100 cubic metres per second (670,000 cu ft/s) flood. Additionally, it has a 300 megawatts (400,000 hp) pumped-storage hydroelectric generation capacity. It is named after Baekdu Mountain (White Mountain), near the city of Baishan.