The Geheyan Dam () is an
arch-gravity dam
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on the
Qingjiang River
The Qing River () is a right (southern) tributary of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in Hubei province of south-central China.,
Geography
Course
The Qing River Headwaters originate at Tenglong Cave (Teng Long Dong) near Lichuan City, in Hubei ...
, a tributary of the
Yangtze River
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, in
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...
,
China
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.
The dam is located in
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County () or in Tujia language known as ''Changryangf Bifzivkar Zivzirxianf'' is an autonomous county in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Y ...
(which is part of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Yichang
Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populati ...
), just a few kilometers to the west (upstream) from the county seat, Longzhouping Town ().
The dam was designed in 1987, and is equipped with a
ship lift
A shiplift is a modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock. A shiplift is used to dry dock and launch ships. It consists of a structural platform that is lifted and lowered exactly vertically, synchronously by ...
capable of lifting vessels of displacement. The dam played an important role in helping to ameliorate the impact of the
1998 Yangtze Floods.
Power is generated by four units rated at each, totalling the installed capacity at .
See also
*
List of power stations in China
The following page lists some power stations in mainland China divided by energy source and location.
Coal
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Solar
Tide
Wind
By location
The following pages list the major power stations ...
*
Ship lifts in China This list includes all types of constructions to lift or lower boats between two levels of a waterway, such as boat lifts, canal inclined planes, portage railways and water slopes, but excluding conventional locks.
Belgium
* Canal du Centre lift ...
References
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Hydroelectric power stations in Hubei
Dams in China
Yichang
Dams completed in 1993