Dongping Dam

Dongping Dam
Location of Dongping Dam in China
Official name洞坪电站
CountryChina
LocationWanjia Township, Xuan'en County
Coordinates30°08′35″N 109°37′2″E / 30.14306°N 109.61722°E / 30.14306; 109.61722
StatusOperational
Construction began2000
Opening date2006
Owner(s)Hubei Xuan’en Dongping Hydropower Co., Ltd
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch
Height135 m (443 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity336,000,000 m3 (272,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area8.12 km2 (3 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date2006
Hydraulic head90 m (295 ft) (rated)
Turbines2 x 55 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity110 MW
Annual generation322 GWh

The Dongping Dam is an arch dam on the Zhongjian River (忠建河), a right tributary of the Qing River, in Xuan'en County, Hubei Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 110 MW power station consisting of two 55 MW Francis turbine-generators. The 135-metre-tall (443 ft) arch dam withholds a reservoir of 336,000,000 m3 (272,000 acre⋅ft). Construction began in 2000, the first generator was operational in 2005 and the project completed in 2006.