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Baise Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Baise Dam is a gravity dam on the You River located 16 km (10 mi) west of Baise City in Guangxi, China. The dam was constructed between 2000 and 2006. The 130 m (427 ft) tall dam was constructed with roller-compacted concrete and creates a 5,660,000,000 m3 (4, 588, 637 acre⋅ft) reservoir. The dam's power station contains four 135 MW Francis turbine generators for a total installed capacity of 540 MW and average annual generation of 1,690 GWh.

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