Shatuo Dam
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The Shatuo Dam is a dam on the Wujiang River in Yanhe Country
, Guizhou Province, China
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foundation, had to be repaired. On April 19, 2009, the river was closed and the reservoir began to fill. A vertical ship lift is planned for the dam as well, its expected completion is in 2020.
Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County
Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the Tongren Prefecture....
, Guizhou Province, China
China
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Construction
The ground-breaking ceremony for the dam was held on June 28, 2006 and excavation commenced soon thereafter. In 2008, after the original river closure, part of the dam failed and due to a karstKARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
foundation, had to be repaired. On April 19, 2009, the river was closed and the reservoir began to fill. A vertical ship lift is planned for the dam as well, its expected completion is in 2020.