The Baiyun Dam is a

concrete-face rock-fill dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...

on the Wushui River in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County of

Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The dam serves to provide water for irrigation and to generate

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

power. Construction on the dam started in 1992, the reservoir was impounded in 1998 and the project was complete in 1999. The reservoir has a storage capacity of and the power station has an installed capacity of 54 MW.

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{{reflist Dams in China Concrete-face rock-fill dams Dams completed in 1999 Energy infrastructure completed in 1999 Hydroelectric power stations in Hunan Shaoyang 1999 establishments in China

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