Burqin Chonghu'er Dam
The Chonghu'er Dam (Chinese: 冲乎尔水电站) or Chonghur Dam is a gravity dam on the river Burqin in Burqin County of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. The 74 m (243 ft) tall dam is constructed with roller-compacted concrete and supports a 110 MW hydroelectric power station. Construction on the dam began in 2006 and it was completed in 2009.
See also
- Shankou Dam, a dam under construction downstream
References
- ^ "China's hydropower dam concrete construction is completed the main power plant in Xinjiang Chonghuer" (in Chinese). iFeng. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Burqin River Chonghuer Hydropower Project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region" (PDF). UN CDM. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Burqin County Chonghuer hydropower generation tasks ahead of schedule" (in Chinese). TS News. Retrieved 5 March 2014.