The Geheyan Dam () is an
arch-gravity dam on the
Qingjiang River, a tributary of the
Yangtze River, in
Hubei
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,
China
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.
The dam is located in
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County () or in Tujia language known as ''Changryangf Bifzivkar Zivzirxianf'' is an autonomous county in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Y ...
(which is part of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Yichang
Yichang ( zh, s= ), Postal Map Romanization, alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. Yichang had a population of 3.92 million people at the 2022 census, making it the third most pop ...
), just a few kilometers to the west (upstream) from the county seat, Longzhouping Town ().
The dam was designed in 1987, and is equipped with a
ship lift capable of lifting vessels of displacement. The dam played an important role in helping to ameliorate the impact of the
1998 Yangtze Floods.
Power is generated by four units rated at each, totalling the installed capacity at .
See also
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List of power stations in China
*
Ship lifts in China
References
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Hydroelectric power stations in Hubei
Dams in China
Yichang
Dams completed in 1993