Gongboxia Dam
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The Gongboxia Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam
on the Yellow River
in Longhua County
, Qinghai Province, China
. The dam supports a 1,500 MW hydroelectric power station.
Construction on the dam began in July 2000 by diverting the river and by August 15 the next year, the river was diverted and excavation began on the foundation. On August 1, 2002, workers began to create the embankment and by October the next year, the dam's body was almost complete. Concrete pouring on the face slab began in March 2004 and was complete by June. Filling of the reservoir began in August and in 2006 the project was complete.
Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...
on the Yellow River
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
in Longhua County
Longhua County
Longhua County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of Chengde City.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Longhua Town , Hanmaying , Zhongguan , Qijia , Tangtougou , Zhangsanying , Tangsanying , Lanqi , Bugugou , Guojiatun Townships:*Huangdi Township , Zhangjiying Township ,...
, Qinghai Province, China
China
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. The dam supports a 1,500 MW hydroelectric power station.
Construction on the dam began in July 2000 by diverting the river and by August 15 the next year, the river was diverted and excavation began on the foundation. On August 1, 2002, workers began to create the embankment and by October the next year, the dam's body was almost complete. Concrete pouring on the face slab began in March 2004 and was complete by June. Filling of the reservoir began in August and in 2006 the project was complete.