Wudu Dam
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The Wudu Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Fu River
located 14 km (9 mi) north of Jiangyou
in Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it is part of the Sichuan Wudu Irrigated Agricultural Development Project. The dam also provides flood control and supports a 150 MW power station. Construction on the dam began on 1 November 2004 and excavation in March 2005. Pouring of roller-compacted concrete
began in 2006 and the dam was complete in 2008. The last generator was commissioned in 2010. The 120 m (394 ft) tall dam creates a reservoir with a capacity of 572000000 cubic metre.
Fu River
-See also:*List of rivers in China...
located 14 km (9 mi) north of Jiangyou
Jiangyou
Jiangyou is a Chinese county-level city located in Mianyang, Sichuan. The city proper is subdivided into four urban districts and has jurisdiction over 21 towns, and 19 rural townships...
in Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it is part of the Sichuan Wudu Irrigated Agricultural Development Project. The dam also provides flood control and supports a 150 MW power station. Construction on the dam began on 1 November 2004 and excavation in March 2005. Pouring of roller-compacted concrete
Roller-compacted concrete
Roller-compacted concrete or rolled concrete is a special blend of concrete that has essentially the same ingredients as conventional concrete but in different ratios, and increasingly with partial substitution of fly ash for Portland cement. RCC is a mix of cement/fly ash, water, sand, aggregate...
began in 2006 and the dam was complete in 2008. The last generator was commissioned in 2010. The 120 m (394 ft) tall dam creates a reservoir with a capacity of 572000000 cubic metre.