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China’s largest Reservoirs

China’s largest Reservoirs

No.

Name

Year
started

Year
completed

Current Status 

River

Type

Reservoir
capacity
(103 m3)

Installed
capacity
(MW)

1

Three Gogers

1993

2010

Under construction

Yangtze River

Gravity Dam

39300000

22500

2

Longtan

2001

2010

Under construction

Hongshui River

RCC Gravity Dam

29920000

6300

3

Danjiangkou

1958

1973

Rehabilitated

Hanjiang River

CM

29050000

900

4

Longyangxia

1977

1989

Completed

Yellow River

Arch Dam

27630000

1280

5

Nuozhadu

2006

2012

Under construction

Lancang River

Rockfill Dam

23703000

5850

6

Xin'anjiang

1957

1965

Completed

Xin'an River

Gravity Dam

21626000 

662.5

7

Sanmenxia

1957

1960

Completed

Yellow River

Gravity Dam

16200000

400

8

Xiaowan

2002

2012

Under construction

Lancang River

Arch Dam

15132000

4200

9

Shuifeng

1937

1943

Completed

Yalu River

Gravity Dam

14600000

765

10

Jinshuitan

1981

1988

Completed

Daxi River

Arch Dam

13930000 

300

11

Xinfengjiang

1958

1977

Completed

Xinfeng River

Buttress dam 

13896000

315

12

Xiluodu

2004

2010

Under construction

Jinsha River

Arch Dam

12914000

12600

13

Xiaolangdi

1991

2001

Completed

Yellow River

Rockfill Dam

12650000

1800

14

Fengman

1937

1953

Rehabilitation

Songjiang River

Gravity Dam

10800000

1004

15

TianshengqiaoⅠ

1991

2000

Completed

Nanpan River

CFRD

10257000

1200

16

Lianghekou

2006

2015

Under construction

Yalong River

Rockfill Dam

10154000

3000

17

Dongjiang

1978

1992

Completed

Leishui River

Arch Dam

9565000

500

18

Nierji

2001

2006

Completed

Nenjiangganliu

Rockfill Dam

8610000

250

19

Zhelin

1958

1975

Completed

Xiushui

Earth Dam

8090000

180

20

JinpingⅠ

2005

2014

Under construction

Yalong River

Arch Dam

7760000

3600

 
(Publish Time: 2010-07-20 16:14)

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