The Bikou Dam is an
embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...
on the
Bailong River just upstream of
Bikou
Bikou Town () is a town under Wen County, in Longnan, Gansu. It is located along the Bailong River, just downstream of the Bikou Dam. In 2008 it had a population of 16,901.
History
Bikou has been mentioned in Southern Song dynasty poems and H ...
in
Wen County,
Gansu Province
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibeta ...
, China. Construction on the dam began in 1969, the generators were commissioned in 1976 and the dam was complete in 1977. The tall earth-core rock-fill dam creates a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
with a capacity. The dam supports a 300 MW power station. The dam sustained some damage from the
2008 Sichuan earthquake.
See also
*
List of dams and reservoirs in China
*
List of major power stations in Gansu
This article lists the major power stations located in Gansu province.
Non-renewable
Coal-based
Renewable
Hydroelectric
Conventional
Wind
Solar
References
{{Power stations in China
Power stations
Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternatel ...
References
{{reflist
Dams in China
Hydroelectric power stations in Gansu
Rock-filled dams
Dams completed in 1977