The Goupitan Dam () is an
arch dam
An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan. The arch dam is designed so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, causing the arch to straighten slightly and strengthe ...
on the
Wu River, a tributary of the
Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in th ...
in
Guizhou Province
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to ...
, southwest of China. The dam's hydroelectric facility will operate on five water turbine, turbines, each with a hydroelectric generating capacity of , for a total of . Constructions began on in 2003 and the first generator was operational in June 2009. All works were completed in 2011.
The dam is supplemented by the Goupitan shiplift, said to be the tallest boat lift in the world.
[ ''Xinhua'' reported, on July 3, 2020, it would be complete by March 2021.][
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See also
* List of power stations in China
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Guizhou
Dams in China
Arch dams
Dams completed in 2011
Dams on the Wu River
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