Pengshui Dam
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The Pengshui Dam is an arch dam
on the Wujiang River in Wulong County
, Chongqing
, China
. The dam provides water to a 1,750 MW hydroelectric power station containing 5 x 350 MW generators. Construction on the dam began in September 2003 and the power plant was operational in 2008.
Arch dam
An arch dam is a type of dam that is curved and commonly built with concrete. The arch dam is a structure that is designed to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure as it pushes...
on the Wujiang River in Wulong County
Wulong County
Wulong County is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China. It is the location of Wulong Karst which is part of the South China Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site....
, Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, China
China
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. The dam provides water to a 1,750 MW hydroelectric power station containing 5 x 350 MW generators. Construction on the dam began in September 2003 and the power plant was operational in 2008.