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Quxue Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Quxue Dam is a 174 m (571 ft)-tall rock-fill embankment dam on the Shuoqu River in Dêrong County of Sichuan Province, China. the Quxue Dam has a narrow canyon with very steep abutments supporting its superstructure. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 246 MW power station.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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