Pankou Dam

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| name = Pankou Dam

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| location_map = China

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| coordinates = {{coord|32|12|44.25|N|110|9|8.57|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = China

| location = Zhushan County, Hubei Province

| purpose = Power, flood control

| status = O

| construction_began = 2008

| opening = {{Start date and age|2012}}

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| dam_type = Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill

| dam_crosses = Du River

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| dam_height = {{Convert|114|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| dam_elevation_crest = {{Convert|362|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_width_crest = {{Convert|9.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|1970000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on|sortable=on}}

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| res_catchment = {{Convert|8950|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

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| res_elevation = {{Convert|355|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| plant_name = Pankou Hydropower Station

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| plant_commission = 2012

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| plant_type = Conventional

| plant_turbines = 2 x 250 MW Francis-type, 1 x 13 MW Francis-type

| plant_hydraulic_head ={{Convert|83|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| plant_capacity = 513 MW

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The Pankou Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Du River about {{Convert|74|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Shiyan in Zhushan County of Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and flood control. It supports a 513 MW power station located at its base. At a normal reservoir elevation of {{Convert|355|m|ft|abbr=on}}, the reservoir withholds {{Convert|1970000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}} of water. However, it can hold up to {{Convert|2338000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}} in the event of a flood. Construction on the dam began in May 2008 and its generators were commissioned in 2012.{{cite web | url=http://15j.sinohydro.com/nr.jsp?urltype=news.NewsContentUrl&wbtreeid=1028&wbnewsid=8032 | title=Pan Du River Hydropower Station of Hubei Province (湖北省堵河潘口水电站) | publisher=Sino Hydro | date=20 January 2014 | accessdate=2 July 2014 | language=Chinese | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234349/http://15j.sinohydro.com/nr.jsp?urltype=news.NewsContentUrl&wbtreeid=1028&wbnewsid=8032 | archivedate=14 July 2014 }}{{cite web | url=http://en.msdi.cn/69822_1.view | title=Pankou HPP | publisher=HydroChina | date=24 March 2010 | accessdate=2 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202710/http://en.msdi.cn/69822_1.view | archive-date=14 July 2014 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.industcards.com/hydro-china-hubei.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140706183105/http://www.industcards.com/hydro-china-hubei.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=July 6, 2014 | title=Hydroelectric Power Plants in China - Hubei | publisher=IndustCards | accessdate=2 July 2014}}