Wawushan Dam
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The Wawushan Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Zhougonghe River in Hongya County
, Sichuan Province, China. It is located 34 km (21 mi) south of Ya'an
. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 260 MW power station. Construction began on 28 February 2003 and on 10 April 2007, the dam began to impound its reservoir. On 8 January 2008, the first generator was operational and the second 4 February 2008. The 138 m (453 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir with a capacity of 545000000 cubic metre.
Hongya County
Hongya County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Meishan city....
, Sichuan Province, China. It is located 34 km (21 mi) south of Ya'an
Ya'an
Ya'an is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province of Southwest China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau.-History:...
. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 260 MW power station. Construction began on 28 February 2003 and on 10 April 2007, the dam began to impound its reservoir. On 8 January 2008, the first generator was operational and the second 4 February 2008. The 138 m (453 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir with a capacity of 545000000 cubic metre.