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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 The Bailong River () is a river 576km long river in the Yangtze River basin. From its source to confluence with the Jialing River, the Bailong is actually longer and is thus the main stem of the Jialing River system. The scenic Jiuzhaigou reserve ...
just upstream of Bikou 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

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List of dams and reservoirs in China Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country's development and people. According to the World Commission on Dams in 2000, there were 22,104 dams over the height of operating in China. Of the world's tot ...
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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 ...


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{{reflist Dams in China Hydroelectric power stations in Gansu Rock-filled dams Dams completed in 1977