Coordinates: 25°07′49.5″N 121°42′33.0″E / 25.130417°N 121.709167°E / 25.130417; 121.709167

Xinshan Dam

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Xinshan Dam
新山壩
Xinshan Reservoir
Xinshan Dam is located in Taiwan
Xinshan Dam
Taiwan
LocationAnle, Keelung, Taiwan
Coordinates25°07′49.5″N 121°42′33.0″E / 25.130417°N 121.709167°E / 25.130417; 121.709167
StatusOperational
Opening date1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Dam and spillways
Type of damembankment dam
Reservoir
Total capacity10,000,000 m3 (8,100 acre⋅ft)[1]

The Xinshan Dam (traditional Chinese: 新山壩; simplified Chinese: 新山坝; pinyin: Xīnshān Bà) is a dam located in Anle District, Keelung, Taiwan.[2] The dam supplies water to Keelung and New Taipei districts of Jinshan, Ruifang, Wanli and Xizhi Districts.

History

The dam was completed in 1980. The reservoir underwent expansion capacity in 1998 from 4 million cubic meters (140×10^6 cu ft) to 10 million cubic meters (350×10^6 cu ft).[3][4]

Transportation

The dam is accessible west of Keelung Station of Taiwan Railways.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan". Water Resources Agency, MOEA. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Strong Motion Monitoring of the Hsin-Shan dam in Taiwan" (PDF). Bartec Syscom. April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ Central News Agency (11 April 2015). "Keelung city has sufficient water supply till June: company". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan". Water Resources Agency, MOEA. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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