Shapai Dam

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| name =Shapai Dam

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| coordinates = {{coord|31.3161|N|103.3708|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country =China

| location = Caopo Town, Wenchuan County, Ngawa, Sichuan Province

| status =In use

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| opening =2002

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| dam_type = Arch

| dam_length ={{Convert|230|m|ft|0}}

| dam_height ={{Convert|130|m|ft|0}}

| dam_width_crest ={{Convert|9.5|m|ft|0}}

| dam_width_base ={{Convert|28|m|ft|0}}

| dam_volume ={{Convert|356000|m3|ft3|0}}

| dam_crosses =Caopo River

| spillway_count = Two discharge tunnels

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| spillway_capacity ={{Convert|453|m3/s|ft3/s|0}}

| res_name = Shapai Reservoir

| res_capacity_total ={{Convert|3135000000|m3|acre.ft|0|lk=out}}

| res_catchment = {{Convert|239.2|km2|sqmi|0}}

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| plant_hydraulic_head ={{Convert|270|m|ft|0}}

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| plant_turbines = 4 x 18 MW

| plant_capacity = 36 MW

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The Shapai Dam is an arch dam on the Caopo River in Wenchuan County, Ngawa, Sichuan Province, China. The dam is {{Convert|130|m|ft|0}} tall and composed of roller-compacted concrete. There are no spillways on the face of the dam but two tunnels are utilized with a discharge capacity of {{Convert|453|m3/s|ft3/s|0}}. A single penstock feeds water to a power station {{Convert|5|km|mi|0}} downstream. The power station contains 2 x 18 MW generators with a combined capacity of 36 MW.{{cite web|title=Introduction on Shapai Hydropower Station|url=http://www.chinawater.net.cn/icold2000/st-c8-02.html|publisher=China Water|accessdate=6 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223126/http://www.chinawater.net.cn/icold2000/st-c8-02.html|archivedate=12 May 2014}}