Tukuk-OS🚧 Baishan Dam
People's Republic of China · Asia · 42.73°N, 127.22°E
The Baishan Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Second Songhua River near the town of Baishanzhen, Huadian, Jilin Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam supplies water to five turbine-generators in two different powerhouses for an installed capacity of 1,500 megawatts (2,000,000 hp) while it can also control a design 19,100-cubic-metre-per-second (670,000 cu ft/s) flood. Additionally, it has a 300-megawatt (400,000 hp) pumped-storage hydroelectric generation capacity. It is named after Baekdu Mountain, near the city of Baishan.
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Quick facts
| Country | People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 42.73°N, 127.22°E · view on map |
Baishan Dam is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.
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