The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir (十三陵水库) is a dam in
Changping District of northern Beijing. Named for the
Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the
Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. The earth-fill
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 ...
is high and long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store of water and contains a controlled chute
spillway.
In 2008, the reservoir was one of the
nine temporary venues of the
Beijing Olympics. It was used for the
Triathlon events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, during which it was known as the Triathlon Venue ().
References
Beijing2008.cn Triathlon Venue profile
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Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic triathlon venues
Changping District
Defunct sports venues in China
Buildings and structures completed in 1958
Reservoirs in China
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