| Changheba Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Changheba Dam in Sichuan | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Kangding, Sichuan |
| Coordinates | 30°24′13″N 102°07′07″E / 30.40361°N 102.11861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2006 |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Construction cost | $3.46 billion USD |
| Owner(s) | Sichuan Datang International Ganzi Hydropower Development Company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Dadu River |
| Height | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Length | 1,697 m (5,568 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Changheba Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 1,075,000,000 m3 (871,517 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2016-2017 |
| Turbines | 4 x 650 MW Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 2,600 MW |
The Changheba Dam (simplified Chinese: 长河坝水电站; traditional Chinese: 長河壩水電站) is a concrete rock-filled embankment dam on the Dadu River near Kangding in Sichuan Province, China. Initial construction on the dam began in 2006, before it was officially approved in December 2010 and impounded in 2016. Its power station was fully operational in December 2017.[1][2][3] In July 2009, a landslide at the construction site killed four people while causing damage and temporarily blocking the river.[4]
