Manwan Dam

Manwan Dam
Official name	漫灣大壩
Location	Mekong, China
Coordinates	24°37′20″N 100°26′56″E / 24.62222°N 100.44889°E / 24.62222; 100.44889Coordinates: 24°37′20″N 100°26′56″E / 24.62222°N 100.44889°E / 24.62222; 100.44889
Opening date	1986
Demolition date	1995
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Height	132 m (433 ft)
Impounds	Mekong River
Reservoir
Capacity	920,000,000 m3 (745,856 acre·ft)
Power station
Installed capacity	1,750 MW

The Manwan Dam (simplified Chinese: 漫湾大坝; traditional Chinese: 漫灣大壩; pinyin: Mànwān Dàbà) is a large hydroelectric dam in China. It is built on the Mekong (Lancang) River with a capacity of 1,750 MW.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of power stations in China

References

1. ^ Dam begins power generation
2. ^ "Manwan Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). Hudong. http://www.hudong.com/wiki/%E6%BC%AB%E6%B9%BE%E6%B0%B4%E7%94%B5%E7%AB%99. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 

External links

• The Manwan Dam, the first dam to be built across the Lancang (Mekong) River - 2003 (photo)
• Yu Xiaogang & Jia Jiguo: An Overview of Participatory Social Impact Assessment for Manwan Hydropower Station in Lancang River (pdf)
• Manwan Dam Social Impact Assessment