Tienlun Dam
Tienlun Dam (Chinese: 天輪壩; pinyin: Tiānlún Bà) is a concrete gravity dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. Built from 1952 to 1956, the dam is the fourth in a cascade of hydroelectric dams along the Dajia River, located upstream from the Ma'an Dam and downstream of the Kukuan Dam.
| Tienlun Dam | |
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| Official name | 天輪壩 |
| Location | Heping, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°12′38.44″N 121°00′56.9″E |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Dajia River |
| Length | 91 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 590,000 m3 |
| Turbines | 1 X 105 MW, 4 X 22.5 MW |
| Installed capacity | 195 MW |
| Annual generation | 557 GWh |
The dam is 48.2 m (158 ft) high and 91 m (299 ft) long, with a storage capacity of 590,000 m3 (480 acre⋅ft) of water.[1] It supplies water to a power station consisting of one 105 megawatt (MW) turbine and four 22.5 MW turbines for a capacity of 195 MW, generating 557 million kilowatt hours per year.[2]
See also
References
- Reservoirs and Weirs in Taiwan (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Public Affairs. p. 327.
- "大甲溪" (PDF) (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency. 2009-01-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
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