Ronghua Dam
Ronghua Dam | |
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View of the dam in January 2004 | |
Location | Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E / 24.73694°N 121.35083°ECoordinates: 24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E / 24.73694°N 121.35083°E |
Construction began | 1978 |
Opening date | 1984 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Dahan River |
Height | 82 metres (269 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 16,700,000 cubic metres (13,500 acre⋅ft) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 40 MW |
Annual generation | 200 million KWh |
Ronghua Dam (Chinese: 榮華大壩; pinyin: Rónghuá Dàbà; Wade–Giles: Jung2-hua2 Ta4-pa4) is a dam crossing the Dahan River, a tributary to the Tamsui River, in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1]
The dam was started in December 1978 and finished in June 1984.[2] The cost was NT$1.83 billion. The Ronghua Dam is within the catchment area of the Shihmen Reservoir, 27 kilometers upstream of the Shihmen Dam in the Dahan River gorge.[2] The dam's main function is to prevent sand from moving downstream and building up as silt in the Shimen Reservoir. It also serves as a diversion point for sending water to a 40,000 kilowatt hydroelectric plant located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) downstream.
As of 2012, the dam has no effective storage capacity, as almost its entire reservoir has been filled by sediment.
See also
References
- ^ Jung-hua Ta-pa (dam), Taiwan.
- ^ a b Junghua Dam, Northern Region Water Resources Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.
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