The Shuikou Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Minjiang River in Fujian Province,

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. The primary purpose of the dam is

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

power generation and it supports a 1,400 MW power station with 7 x 200 MW Kaplan turbines. The dam also provides navigation with a 500-ton flight of 3 ship locks and a 500-ton

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. Other purposes include flood control, irrigation and recreation.

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Hydroelectric power stations in Fujian Dams in China Gravity dams Dams completed in 1996 Locks of China {{PRChina-powerstation-stub

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