Record #00218Architecture archive
World's tallest concrete arch dam
The 305-meter concrete double-curvature arch dam at the Jinping I Hydropower Station on China's Yalong River is the world's tallest completed concrete arch dam.
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305m
Current record value
- Holder
- Jinping I Dam
- Location
- Jinping I Hydropower Station, Yalong River, Liangshan, Sichuan, China · Jinping I Dam Site · Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture · Sichuan Province
- Start date
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- Record status
- Verified · currentReport an issue
Overview
Archive NoteJinping I features a 305-metre double-curvature arch dam.
POWERCHINA's engineering project materials identify it as the world's tallest double-curvature arch dam.
Record history
1 Milestones- 305 mJinping I DamJinping I Hydropower Station, Yalong River, Liangshan, Sichuan, ChinaCurrent Record
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