Wanjiazhai Dam
万家寨水利枢纽
A large hydropower project on the North Main Stream of the middle Yellow River, and the intake point for the 'Yellow River to Shanxi' water diversion project. The reservoir above the dam offers views of a 'flat lake in a high gorge'.
The Wanjiazhai Water Control Project spans Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. Completed in 1998, it is an important cascade hydropower station on the North Main Stream of the Yellow River, and also the intake point for the Yellow River water diversion project for Shanxi. From the dam crest and nearby roads you can see the dam and the reservoir's 'flat lake in a high gorge'. Spillway releases are spectacular, though their timing is not fixed. Parts of the dam area are under controlled access, so you may not be able to go onto the dam, but you can photograph it from nearby viewpoints. Trips between Laoniuwan and the Shanxi and Inner Mongolia sides often pass through here.
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