Jilintai I Dam

The Jilintai I Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Kash River, 29 km (18 mi) east of Nilka in Xinjiang, China. The dam was constructed between 2001 and 2005 for several purposes but mainly hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 460 MW power station. The Jilintai I is the first of 10 dam projects on the Kash.^[1][2] Construction of Jilintai II, directly downstream, began in May 2008 and the 50 MW power station was commissioned in October 2010. The project, including the diversion dam, was completed in April 2011.^[3]

Jilintai Dam
Location of Jilintai Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Nilka
Coordinates	43°51′40″N 82°50′51″E / 43.86111°N 82.84750°E / 43.86111; 82.84750
Status	Operational
Construction began	2001
Opening date	2005
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds	Kash River
Height	157 m (515 ft)
Length	445 m (1,460 ft)
Dam volume	8,360,000 m3 (10,934,467 cu yd)
Spillway type	Open hole tunnel
Spillway capacity	876 m3/s (30,936 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	2,530,000,000 m3 (2,051,104 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	1,700,000,000 m3 (1,378,212 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Turbines	4 x 115 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	460 MW