Kukuan Dam

Dam in Heping, Taichung, Taiwan

Dam in Taichung, Taiwan

24°14′00.91″N 121°04′34.09″E / 24.2335861°N 121.0761361°E / 24.2335861; 121.0761361PurposePowerConstruction began1957; 67 years ago (1957)Opening date1961; 63 years ago (1961)Dam and spillwaysImpoundsDajia RiverLength149 metersReservoirTotal capacity13,200,000 m³TypeConventionalTurbines4 X 45 MWInstalled capacity180 MWAnnual generation507 GWh

Kukuan Dam (traditional Chinese: 谷關水庫; simplified Chinese: 谷关水库; pinyin: Gǔguān Shuǐkù) is a concrete thin arch dam on the Dajia River in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. The dam serves for hydroelectric power generation and flood control, and is the third in a cascade of hydroelectric dams on the Dajia River, being located below the Techi and Qingshan dams and upstream from the Tienlun Dam. The dam supplies water to a power station consisting of four 45 megawatt (MW) turbines for a total capacity of 180 MW, generating 507 million kilowatt hours per year.^[1]

The dam was built between 1957 and 1961 and stands 85.1 m (279 ft) high and 149 m (489 ft) long, holding up to 13,200,000 m³ (10,700 acre⋅ft) of water.^[2]

References

^ "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.
^ Reservoirs and Weirs in Taiwan (in Chinese). Taiwan Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Public Affairs. p. 327.