The Bashan Dam is an embankment dam on the Renhe River located 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Chengkou County's seat in Chongqing, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 140 MW power station containing two 70 MW Pelton turbinegenerators. It is a concrete-face rock-fill type with a height of 155 m (509 ft); creating a reservoir with a capacity of 315,000,000 m³ (412,004,445 cu yd). The dam is located before a bend in the river and diverts water through a 2,181 m (7,156 ft) long headrace tunnel that leads to the power station.^[2] Construction on the project began in 2005, the river was diverted by 2006 and the generators operational in 2009.^[3]

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Bashan Dam
Location of Bashan Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Chengkou County
Coordinates	32°06′11″N 108°27′44″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2005
Opening date	2009
Owner(s)	Chongqing Bashan Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds	Renhe River
Height	155 m (509 ft)
Length	477 m (1,565 ft)
Elevation at crest	685 m (2,247 ft)
Width (crest)	12 m (39 ft)
Dam volume	5,500,000 m3 (7,193,728 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	315,000,000 m3 (412,004,445 cu yd)
Catchment area	1,712 km2 (661 sq mi)
Surface area	5.72 km2 (2 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	2009
Turbines	2 x 70 MW Pelton-type[1]
Installed capacity	140 MW
Annual generation	449 GWh

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