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List Of World's Tallest Dams
This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at . The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is taller than the tallest existing man-made one. Existing Under construction Gallery File:BarrageDeLaGrandeDixenceFaceValee.JPG, The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland File:Enguri Dam, Georgia.jpg, The Inguri Dam in Georgia File:VajontDiga.jpg, The Vajont Dam in Italy File:Tehri dam india.jpg, The Tehri Dam in India File:MicaDam.JPG, The Mica Dam in Canada File:Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС.jpg, The Sayano Shushenskaya Dam in Russia File:OrovilleDam.jpg, The Oroville Dam in the United States File:El Cajon Dam Honduras.jpg, The El Cajón Dam in Honduras File:Bhakra Dam Aug 15 2008.JPG, The Bhakra Dam in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinping-I Dam
The Jinping-I Dam () also known as the Jinping-I Hydropower Station or Jinping 1st Cascade, is a tall arch dam on the Jinping Bend of the Yalong River (Yalong Jiang) in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Liangshan, Sichuan, People's Republic of China, China. Construction on the project began in 2005 and was completed in 2014. Its power station has a 3,600 MW capacity to produce between 16 and 18 TW·h (billion kW·h) annually. Supplying the power station is a reservoir created by the 305-meter-tall arch dam, the tallest in the world. The project's objective is to supply energy for expanding industrialization and urbanization, improve flood protection, and prevent erosion. History Harnessing hydropower on the Jinping bend of the Yalong River has been in planning for decades. The length of bend around the Jinping Mountains is 150 km but the downstream (northbound) part of the river on the opposite side is only separated by 16 km. Between that distance, there is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enguri Dam
The Enguri Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Enguri River in Tsalenjikha, Georgia. Currently, it is the world's second highest concrete arch dam with a height of . It is located north of the town of Jvari. It is part of the Enguri hydroelectric power station (HES) which is partially located in Abkhazia. History Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev initially proposed a major dam and hydroelectric power scheme on the Bzyb River as his favourite resort was located near the mouth of the river at Pitsunda. However, his experts informed him that a dam built on the Bzyb River would have had catastrophic effects in causing beach erosion at Pitsunda, so in the end the dam was built on the Enguri River instead, where the impact upon the coastline was assessed to be considerably less pronounced. Construction of the Enguri dam began in 1961. The dam became temporarily operational in 1978, and was completed in 1987. In 1994, the dam was inspected by engineers of Hydro-Québec, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxiwa Dam
The Laxiwa Dam () is an arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China. It is downstream of the Longyangxia Dam and upstream from the Lijiaxia Dam. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports the largest station in the Yellow River basin. The facility generates power by utilizing six turbines, each with a generating capacity of , totaling to a capacity of . Construction By the beginning of 2004, the Yellow River was diverted and in September of that year, excavation on the dam's abutment began. In April 2006, the first concrete was cast and on May 18, 2009, the power plant's first two generators were commissioned. A total of of earth and rock were excavated from the dam site. See also * List of power stations in China * List of tallest dams in the world * List of tallest dams in China * List of dams and reservoirs in China Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country's develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dranse De Bagnes
Dranse may refer to: *Dranse (Haute-Savoie), a French river in Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva **Dranse d'Abondance, considered as the upper part of the Dranse in Haute-Savoie **Dranse de Morzine, a major tributary of the Dranse that begins in Morzine at the confluence of ''la dranse de sous le saix'' and ''la Dranse de la Manche'' *La Drance, a river in Switzerland that flows through Martigny, that empties into the Rhone **Drance de Bagnes, a river in the Val de Bagnes in Valais, Switzerland, and the main tributary of La Drance (Valais) and an outflow of Lac de Mauvoisin **Drance d'Entremont, a river in the Val d'Entremont on the north side of the Great St Bernard Pass, and a main tributary of La Drance (Valais) ***Drance de Ferret, a river in the Val Ferret in Valais, Switzerland and a tributary of the Drance d'Entremont See also * Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve The Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the delta of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauvoisin Dam
Mauvoisin Dam is a concrete variable radius arch dam across the Val de Bagnes on the Dranse de Bagnes stream, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Initial construction on the dam commenced in 1951 and was completed in 1957, with the reservoir filling by 1958. In 1991, the dam was raised to increase the capacity of the reservoir for winter storage. The dam's primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation. The eighth highest dam in the world, Mauvoisin stands high and long, with a structural volume of . The impounded water behind the dam forms the Lac de Mauvoisin, which has a capacity of 211.5 million m3 (171,500 acre feet) and a full surface area of . The dam and reservoir control runoff from a catchment of . Flood waters are released by a gated spillway with a capacity of . Water from the dam is fed to two hydroelectric power stations with a combined capacity of 363 megawatts (MW). Mauvoisin Dam provides a hydraulic head of to the Fionnay generating station, which can p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagirathi River
The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu faith, mythology, and culture, the Bhagirathi is considered the source stream of the Ganges. However, in hydrology, the other headstream, Alaknanda, is considered the source stream on account of its great length and discharge. The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join at Devprayag in Garhwal and are thereafter known as the Ganges. Etymology Bhagiratha was a descendant of King Sagara of the Suryavanshi, or Surya Dynasty. He played an important role in the descent of the Ganges. The story of Bhagiratha is narrated in the ''Ramayana'', ''Mahabharata'', and Puranas. Wanting to show his sovereignty, King Sagara performed a ritual known as ashvamedha, where a horse was left to wander for one year. However, Indra stole the horse to prevent the ritual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehri Dam
With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft) Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India and List of tallest dams, 12th tallest dam in the world. With a total planned installed capacity of 2400 MW, it's the biggest Hydroelectric power plant in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectricity, hydroelectric complex. Phase 1 was completed in 2006. The Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of of hydroelectricity. The dam's 1,000 MW variable-speed pumped storage hydroelectricity, pumped-storage scheme is currently under construction with expected commissioning of first two units in 2023. History A preliminary investigation for the Tehri Dam Project was completed in 1961 under Jawahar lal Nehru's ministry's and its design was completed in 1972 with a 600 MW capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grijalva River
Grijalva River, formerly known as ''Tabasco River'', ( es, Río Grijalva, known locally also as Río Grande de Chiapas, Río Grande and Mezcalapa River) is a long river in southeastern Mexico."Grijalva." ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', 3rd ed. 2001. () Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., p. 450. It is named after Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. The river rises from Río Grande de Chiapas in southeastern Chiapas and flows from Chiapas to the state of Tabasco through the Sumidero Canyon into the Bay of Campeche. Begins as "Río Grande de Chiapas" or "Río Mezcalapa", later, Río Grande is stopped at the Angostura Dam (Mexico), one of the largest reservoirs in Mexico, and then its course is now named "Grijalva River". The river's drainage basin is in size. Because of the close connection to the Usumacinta River (the two combine, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico in a single delta), they are often regarded as a single river basin, the Grijalva-Us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicoasén Dam
The Chicoasén Dam (officially known as Manuel Moreno Torres) is an embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the Grijalva River near Chicoasén in Chiapas, Mexico. The dam's power plant, officially named for Manuel Moreno Torres, contains 5 x 300 MW, 3 x 310 MW Francis turbine-generators. Torres was Comisión Federal de Electricidad's (the dam's owner) Director General in the later 1950s. The original generators were first operational in 1980 while the 310 MW units were ordered in 2000 and operational by 2005. Since then, the hydroelectric power station is the largest in Mexico. The dam was designed in the early 1970s and constructed between 1974 and 1980 under topographical and geological constraints. It is an earth and rock fill embankment type with a height of and length of . It withholds a reservoir of and lies at the head of a catchment area In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a location, such as a city, service or institution, attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuozhadu Dam
Nuozhadu () is a town in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 30,419 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into ten villages: *Yaofangba () *Yakou () *Nanxian () *Huangbahe () *Mengkuang () *Xiangshuihe () *Biandanshan () *Longshan () *Luoshuidong () *Qianmai () History In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it came under the jurisdiction of Dayakou Tusi (). In 1940, it belonged to the 3rd District. That same year, the 3rd District was revoked and it belonged to Xinya Township (). In 1949, it came under the jurisdiction of Ningjiang County (). In 1953, Ningjiang County was revoked and Yakou District () was set up. In 1969 it was renamed "Xianfeng Commune" () and then "Yakou Commune" () in 1971. In 1988, Yakou Township () was incorporated. In 1998, China and the Netherlands have set up "Nuozhadu Provincial Nature Reserve" in the region to protect wild animal. In January 2006, the villages o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vajont (stream)
Vajont ( Western Friulian: ) is a valley in the area of Longarone, in the province of Pordenone, north-eastern Italy. History The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago. It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963. Language and dialect In addition to the Italian language in the territory of Vajont, the dialects that are spoken are Ertano and Cassano, that come from villages of Erto and Casso. The Friulian language, typical only of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia (man), it, Friulana (woman), it, Giuliano (man), it, Giuliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_t ... region, is understood but not spoken. Movie Vajont – La diga del disonore ('' Vajont – The Dam of Dishonour''), is a 2001 film directed by Renzo Martinelli. The film deals with the event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vajont Dam
The Vajont Dam (or Vaiont Dam) is a disused dam in northern Italy. It is one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of . It is in the valley of the Vajont River under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, north of Venice. The dam was conceived in the 1920s and eventually built between 1957 and 1960 by Società Adriatica di Elettricità (SADE), at the time the electricity supply and distribution monopoly in northeastern Italy. The engineer was Carlo Semenza (1893–1961). In 1962 the dam was nationalized and came under the control of ENEL as part of the Italian Ministry for Public Works. On 9 October 1963, during initial filling, a landslide caused a megatsunami in the lake in which of water overtopped the dam in a wave of , which brought massive flooding and destruction to the Piave Valley below, leading to the destruction of several villages and towns, causing between 1,900 and 2,500 estimated deaths. The dam remained almost intact and two thirds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
