Qiaoqi Dam

Qiaoqi Dam
Location of Qiaoqi Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Baoxing County, Ya'an, Sichuan
Coordinates	30°41′31.48″N 102°44′48.44″E / 30.6920778°N 102.7467889°E / 30.6920778; 102.7467889
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2002
Opening date	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Baoxinghe River
Height	123 m (404 ft)
Length	452.7 m (1,485 ft)
Width (crest)	10 m (33 ft)
Width (base)	450 m (1,480 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	223,000,000 m3 (181,000 acre⋅ft)
Qiaoqi Hydropower Station
Coordinates	30°32′53.31″N 102°39′7.93″E / 30.5481417°N 102.6522028°E / 30.5481417; 102.6522028
Commission date	2007
Type	Conventional, diversion
Hydraulic head	550 m (1,800 ft)
Turbines	3 x 80 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	240 MW

The Qiaoqi Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Baoxinghe River in Baoxing County of Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the project began in October 2002 and its 240 MW power station was commissioned in 2007.^[1] Water from the reservoir is diverted south to the power station via a 18.676 km (11.605 mi) long head-race tunnel and penstock. The power station is located on the north bank of the main stem Baoxing River. The drop in elevation between the reservoir and power station afford a hydraulic head of about 550 m (1,800 ft).^[2]

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