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Xiluodu Dam

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The Xiluodu Dam is an arch dam on the Jinsha River, i.e. the upper course of the Yangtze in China. [1]

32 relations: Arch dam, Baihetan Dam, China, China Yangtze Power, Daliang Mountains, Flood control, Floodgate, Francis turbine, Hengduan Mountains, Hydroelectricity, Jinsha River, Kilowatt hour, Leibo County, List of dams and reservoirs in China, List of largest hydroelectric power stations, List of largest power stations, List of power stations in China, List of tallest dams, List of tallest dams in China, Navigability, Sichuan, Sichuan Basin, Spillway, Towns of the People's Republic of China, Underground power station, Watt, Wulian Feng, Xiangjiaba Dam, Yangtze, Yongshan County, Yunnan, Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau.

Arch dam

An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan.

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Baihetan Dam

The Baihetan Dam is a large hydroelectric dam under construction on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, in the southwest of China.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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China Yangtze Power

China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. (CYPC), known as Yangtze Power is a Chinese utilities company, headquartered in Beijing.

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Daliang Mountains

The Daliang Mountains are in the southern part of the province of Sichuan in China.

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Flood control

Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.

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Floodgate

Floodgates, also called stop gates, are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems.

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Francis turbine

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine that was developed by James B. Francis in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Hengduan Mountains

The Hengduan Mountains are a group of mountain ranges in southwest China that connect the southeast portions of the Tibetan Plateau with the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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Jinsha River

The Jinsha River (Chinese: 金沙江, p Jīnshājiāng, "Gold Dust River") is the Chinese name for the upper stretches of the Yangtze River.

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Kilowatt hour

The kilowatt hour (symbol kWh, kW⋅h or kW h) is a unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules.

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Leibo County

Leibo County is a mountainous county of southern Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, along the border with Yunnan.

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List of dams and reservoirs in China

Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country's development and people.

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List of largest hydroelectric power stations

This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations by generating capacity.

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List of largest power stations

This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity.

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List of power stations in China

The following page lists some power stations in China divided by energy source.

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List of tallest dams

This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over in height.

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List of tallest dams in China

The tallest dams in China are some of the tallest dams in the world.

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Navigability

A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep, wide and slow enough for a vessel to pass or walk.

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Sichuan

Sichuan, formerly romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan, is a province in southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north, and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

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Sichuan Basin

The Sichuan Basin, formerly transliterated as the Szechwan Basin, sometimes called the Red Basin, is a lowland region in southwestern China.

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Spillway

A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically the riverbed of the dammed river itself.

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Towns of the People's Republic of China

When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 镇 (traditional: 鎮). The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China currently classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with townships and ethnic minority townships (The State Council, 2014).

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Underground power station

An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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Wulian Feng

The Wulian Feng are a mountain range in Yunnan, China, forming the northwest edge of the Yungui Plateau.

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Xiangjiaba Dam

The Xiangjiaba Dam is a large gravity dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, southwest China.

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Yangtze

The Yangtze, which is 6,380 km (3,964 miles) long, is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world.

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Yongshan County

Yongshan County (永善县; pinyin: Yǒngshàn Xiàn) is located in Zhaotong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

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Yunnan

Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country.

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Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau

The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau or Yungui Plateau is a highland region located in southwest China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiluodu_Dam

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