| Shuibuya Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Shuibuya Dam in China | |
| Location | Badong County |
| Coordinates | 30°26′18″N 110°20′16″E / 30.4384°N 110.3377°E |
| Construction began | 2002 |
| Opening date | 2008 |
| Construction cost | US$1.5 billion |
| Operator(s) | Hubei Qingjiang Hydroelectric Development |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Qingjiang River |
| Height | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Length | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 16,300 m3/s (580,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Shuibuya Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 4,580,000,000 m3 (3,710,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 10,860 km2 (4,190 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2007-2008 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 4 × 460 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 1,840 MW |
| Annual generation | 3,985 GWh |
The Shuibuya Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Qingjiang River in Badong County, Enshi, Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is mainly hydroelectricity but it also promotes flood control, navigation, tourism and fishery. At 233 m (764 ft) tall and containing 15,640,000 m3 (20,460,000 cu yd) of material, it is the tallest concrete face rock-fill dam in the world.[1]
- ^ "Shuibuya" (PDF). Chinese Committee on Large Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.