The Wuluwati Dam (Chinese: 乌鲁瓦提水利枢纽工程) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Karakash River in Hotan County, Xinjiang, China. The dam serves to provide water supply, hydroelectric power generation and recreation. Construction began in 1993 with the river's diversion and in 1995, construction on the dam began. The first two generators were operational in December 2000 and the last two in January 2001. The 138 m (453 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 347,000,000 m3 (281,317 acre⋅ft). The dam's power station contains four 15 MW Francis turbine-generators.[3]

Wuluwati Dam
Wuluwati Dam is located in China
Wuluwati Dam
Location of Wuluwati Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationHotan County
Coordinates36°49′28″N 79°27′04″E / 36.82444°N 79.45111°E / 36.82444; 79.45111
StatusOperational
Construction began1993
Opening date2001
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsKarakash River
Height138 m (453 ft)
Length365 m (1,198 ft)
Elevation at crest1,965 m (6,447 ft)
Dam volume6,770,000 m3 (8,854,826 cu yd)
Spillway typeControlled chute
Reservoir
Total capacity347,000,000 m3 (281,317 acre⋅ft)
Surface area13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Maximum length23.5 km (15 mi)
Maximum width700 m (2,297 ft)[1]
Normal elevation1,962 m (6,437 ft)
Power Station
Commission date2000-2001
Hydraulic head106 m (348 ft)
Turbines4 x 15 MW Francis-type[2]
Installed capacity60 MW
Annual generation189 GWh

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  1. ^ "Wuluwait Hydropower Project". China Guide. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ "PCC programmable governor in Wuluwati Hydropower Plant" (in Chinese). China Academic Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 5 September 2011.