Sanmenxia Dam photograph

Sanmenxia Dam

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Opened 1960
Height 10600 (cm)
Catchment area688400
Maximum length246 km (153 mi)
Construction began1957
Impound Yellow River
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Date of Upd.
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About Sanmenxia Dam


The Sanmenxia Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the middle-reaches of the Yellow River near Sanmenxia Gorge on the border between Shanxi province and Henan Province, China. The dam is multi-purpose and was constructed for flood and ice control along with irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and navigation.

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