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 |