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The Longtang Dam (龙塘大坝), also known as Longtang Reservoir and Nandu River Dam, is located on the Nandu River at
Longtang, Hainan Longtang () is a town in Qiongshan District, Hainan, China. It is located on the west bank of the Nandu River approximately 15 km south of Haikou City, the capital of the province. See also *Longtang Dam - a dam located at the north end of th ...
, China. When the water level is low enough this concrete dam serves as a river crossing for vehicles and pedestrians. The dam has a normal water level of 7.7 metres. At 11.5 metres, an alert is issued. When the dam is closed, large metal doors are lowered at each end to prevent access. The dam also has hydro electric stations on both banks.


Nandu River Hydro Station

The Nandu River Hydro Station consists of a power generation station on the east and west bank, both operational.


West Hydro Station

The west station's
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is essentially a concrete wall within the river that diverts some water to the station. The station has five, small generators.


East Hydro Station

Planning for the East Hydro Station started in 1998. Work began in 2001, and in November 2011, it began operating. The station receives water from a head race that runs along the east side of the river for approximately 200 metres. Water enters the turbine, which is the Chongqing-made GZ SK115-WP-275. The SFG2500-40/2860 generator can receive a 5.5-metre intake of head water at a rate of 54.8 cubic metres per second. It is attached to speed monitor model PWST-100-4. This system is mostly automated and can be managed and monitored from the central control office located on the western bank of the Nandu. The generator's output capacity is 5,000 kW (2 x 2,400 kW / 6.3 kV). This station is a Haikou Water project, and is under the supervision of the
Haikou Nandu River Water Diversion Project Haikou Nandu River Water Diversion Project () is a project to divert water from the Nandu River to parts of Haikou Prefecture, in particular, an agricultural area west of Haikou City where lychee are grown. Tunnel construction The project is o ...
.


2016 high water level

At 12:00, August 19, 2016, after Tropical Storm Dianmu brought heavy rains, the water level at the dam reached 13.35 metres, a ten-year high. This prompted a yellow alert indicating that water levels for the Nandu River downstream of the dam would be around two metres higher than normal.


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