The Jilebulake 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
Haba River Haba may refer to:
* Habermaaß, a.k.a. Haba, a German toy maker
* Haba, Togo, a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo
* Haba Xueshan, a mountain in Yunnan, China
* La Haba, a municipality located in the prov ...
, a tributary of the
Irtysh
The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'e ...
, in
Habahe County
Habahe County () as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Kaba County ( ug, قابا ناھىيىسى; ), is a county situated in the far north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration o ...
of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
in China. The primary purpose of the dam is
hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 160 MW power station. Construction on the tall dam began in 2009 and its reservoir began to fill in November 2013. During filling, on November 17, the diversion tunnel gate failed and the water inside the reservoir rushed downstream. Locals downstream were evacuated and there was no loss of life. The
Yamaguchi Dam just downstream was able to control much of the flooding.
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 to ...
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List of tallest dams in the world
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List of tallest dams in China
The tallest dams in China are some of the tallest dams in the world. Nearly 22,000 dams over in height – about half the world's total – have been constructed in China since the 1950s. Many of the tallest are located in the southwestern part ...
References
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Dams in China
Dams completed in 2013
Hydroelectric power stations in Xinjiang
Energy infrastructure completed in 2013
Concrete-face rock-fill dams
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