Wushe Dam
Dam in Ren'ai, Nantou County, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wushe Dam (Chinese: 霧社壩; pinyin: Wùshè Bà) is a gravity dam forming Wushe Reservoir (霧社水庫; Wùshè Shuǐkù), also called Wanda Reservoir (萬大水庫; Wàndà Shuǐkù) and Bihu (碧湖; Bìhú), on the Wushe Creek (霧社溪; Wùshè Xī), a tributary of the Zhuoshui River, located in Ren-ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The dam was completed in 1960 after seven years of construction, and serves mainly to generate hydroelectric power.
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Wushe Dam 霧社壩 | |
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Country | Taiwan |
Coordinates | 23°58′51″N 121°08′21″E |
Status | In use |
Construction began | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) |
Opening date | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
Owner(s) | Taiwan Power Company |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | arch-gravity dam |
Impounds | Wushe Creek |
Height | 114.6 m (376 ft)[1] |
Length | 205 m (673 ft)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Wushe Reservoir |
Total capacity | 146,000,000 m3 (118,000 acre⋅ft) (nominal)[1] 54,390,000 m3 (44,090 acre⋅ft) (2011 survey) |
Catchment area | 219 km2 (85 sq mi)[1] |
Surface area | 2.84 km2 (700 acres)[1] |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 2x 20.7 MW Francis-type 1x 19.7 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 61.1 MW |
Annual generation | 182,000,000 KWh |
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