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Shuibuya Dam

Hubei, China

The 444th largest power station in the world

1.84 GW · Capacity

The Shuibuya Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Qingjiang River in Badong County, Enshi, Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is mainly hydroelectricity but it also promotes flood control, navigation, tourism and fishery. At 233 m (764 ft) tall and containing 15,640,000 m3 (20, 460, 000 cu yd) of material, it is the tallest concrete face rock-fill dam in the world.

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