DAM

Location

Sandouping Village, Between the Xiling Gorges and Yichang county, in the Hubei Province, China

Construction Period

1993 ¨C 2009

Height

185M above the sea leavl

Length

2309.47M

Length of powerhouse on the right

584.2M

Length of spillway dam

483M

Length of powerhouse on the left

643.6M

Concrete necessary

2.7 million cubic meters

Water storage capacity

39.3 billion cubic meters

Reservoir

Flood maintaining

221.5 billion cubic meters

Area

1.084 million square meters

Length

About 570000 meters

Normal water level

175 meters above the sea level

Power

Station

Annual output

846.8 billion kWh

Hydro turbine generator units

26 sets (6 more sets in planning)

Unit generator capacity

700 MW

Total generator capacity

18200 MW

Cost

Total cost (based on May 1993)

90.09 billion RMB (11.26 billion USD)

Project cost

50.09 billion RMB (6.27 billion USD)

Inundation treatment and resettlement cost

40 billion RMB (5 billion USD)

Dynamic cost (based on inflation)

203.9 billion RMB (25.49 billion USD)

Others

City submerged

13

Relocation of people

1.33 million

Historical relics submerged

1208 spots