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Power plant
Longtan Pengshui Pingtou
Renzonghai Silin
Jinping 2 Laxiwa
Xiaowan
T G 2 - Sanxia Guandi Ludila
Jinping 1 Nuozhadu
Year
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009
2010 2010
2010 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015
Wudongde (2x) 2015 Xiluodu (2x) Dagangshan Changheba Houziyan
Yinliangbao Baihetan (2) Lianghekou Longpan
Mengdigou Pubugou Sabanxi
2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2021 2023 n/s n/s n/s n/s
Shuangjiangkou n/s Xiangjiaba
n/s
Alto Anchicaya 1974 Playas
1986
San Carlos 1+2 1987 Jaguas Guavio Urra
Porce 2 Miel 1
Porce 3
Sogamoso Andaqui Guatape Vinodol Senj 1
Dubrovnik 1 Split
Rijeka
1988 1994 1999 2000 2002 2010 2014 n/s n/s
1955 1961 1962 1962 1968
Host rock group Rock type Width (m) Height (m) Length (m) Area (m2) Volume
(m3)
4 Sandstone -
-
2 Dolomite 6 Granite
1 Limestone 1,2
Limestone/ Marble
6 Granite 9 Gneiss 6 Granite 5 Basalt
8 Quartzite -
-
6 Granite -
-
5 Basalt 6 Granite 6 Granite
1 Limestone -
- 5 Basalt 4 Sandstone
8 Quartzite, Schist - - -
- - -
6 Granite 4 Sandstone
6,8 Quartzite Diorite 6,8 Quartzite Diorite - -
- -
4 Sandstone
30 30
18.5 -
23 28 30
30
32.5 31 -
29 31 30 30
27.5 27.5 29 26 32
28.5 30.5 29.5 32 22 29
33.5 18 18
19.5 16 18
4,7 Sandstone/Shale 22 2 Hornfels -
-
9 Gneiss - - -
- - -
1 Limestone 1 Limestone 1 Limestone 1 Limestone 1 Limestone
22 19 18 24 24 16 18 14 16 23 18
82 76 39 -
67.5 69 74
66 87
76.5 -
69 82 87 75 74
73.5 68.5 63 78
65.5 75 66 69 60 65 86 30 30
27.5 28 37 44 43 38 41 49 52 28 22 31 35 36 30
388 2400 570000 252 2180 460000 75 -
690 38000 -
-
150 1496 160000 352 1900 500000 302 2120 470000
326 1850 390000 311 2650 630000 243 1570 382000 -
- -
277 1911 390000 418 1650 580000 277 2330 545000 443 2150 770000 227 1430 324000 229 1420 326000 -
1900 -
251.5 1150 290000 400 2400 780000 273 1150 314000 309 2160 490000 278 1135 338000 290 2100 450000 147 1268 156000 196 1800 250000 245 2700 485000 60 87
203 66
211 135 92 86
121
500 22500 600 39000 474 72000 420 21000 624 113000 920 108000 800 62000 683 44000 700 62000
142 1110 116000 139 1186 1120000 163 94 72
100 64 30
421 51410 350 33000 410 22300 570 59000 640 50000 500 14000
Pillar (m)
42 - - -
35 45 51
-
35 - -
45 46 45 50 47 - - - - - - -
40 - -
34 23 -
25 -
21 - -
19 26 - - - - -
23 27 -
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