China’s highest dams
No.
Name
Yearstarted
Yearcompleted
Current Status
River
Type
Height(m)
Reservoircapacity(103 m3)
Installedcapacity (MW)
1
Three Gogers
1993
2010
Under construction
Yangtze River
Gravity Dam
181
39300000
22500
2
Xiluodu
2004
Jinsha River
Arch Dam
278
12914000
12600
3
Longtan
2001
Hongshui River
RCC Gravity Dam
216.5
29920000
6300
4
Xiangjiaba
2005
2015
162
5185000
6000
5
Nuozhadu
2006
2012
Lancang River
Earth Dam
261.5
23703000
5850
6
Jinping Ⅱ
2007
Dahewan River
BM
34
4800
7
Xiaowan
2002
294.5
15132000
4200
8
Laxiwa
Yellow River
250
1079000
9
Jinping Ⅰ
2014
Yalong River
305
7760000
3600
10
Ertan
1991
1999
Completed
240
5800000
3300
11
Pubugou
2003
2009
Niri River
Rockfill Dam
186
5390000
12
Lianghekou
295
10154000
3000
13
Goupitan
2013
Wujiang River
232.5
6455000
14
Gezhouba
1970
1996
54
71000
2715
15
Changheba
Dadu River
241
1075000
2600
16
Dagangshan
2008
210
724000
17
Yunlong
Zhangjiuhe
77.3
484000
2500
18
Guandi
168
783000
2400
19
Jin'anqiao
160
932000
20
Huizhou Upper
2011
Xiaojinhe
56.7
31700