Muli River

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Muli
Country China
Region Sichuan
Physical characteristics
River mouth Yalong River
Length 388 km (241 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    142 m3/s (5,000 cu ft/s)

The Muli is a river in Sichuan Province, China. It is the principal tributary of the Yalong River. Six dams are planned for the river, three of which, Kajiwa, Lizhou and Shangtongba are under construction. Dashawan Dam on the middle reaches of the river was completed in 2012. [1]

China Country in East Asia

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Yalong River river in Sichuan province in southwestern China

The Yalong River or Nyag Chu is an 822-mile (1,323 km) long river in Sichuan province in southwestern China. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River. Its source is on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau in southeast Qinghai, and its confluence with the Yangtze is in Panzhihua in southwestern Sichuan. Along its route, the Yalong travels between the Shaluli Mountains to the west and the Daxue Mountains to the east. In Liangshan Prefecture, the river wraps 150 km (93 mi) around the Jinping Mountains creating the Jinping Bend. Here, water from the Yalong River has been diverted under the mountains as part of the Jinping-II Dam hydroelectric project.

Kajiwa Dam

The Kajiwa Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Muli River near Kajiwa in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province, China. Preliminary construction on the dam began in 2008 and construction on the 452.4 MW power station began in August 2011. The dam began to impound its reservoir in December 2014. The first 110 MW unit was commissioned on 16 March 2015. The power station was expected to be fully operational by the end of 2015. To operate, water from the dam is sent to a power station about 6 km (3.7 mi) downstream.

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References

  1. "Been important progress" (in Chinese). China Energy Report. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

Coordinates: 27°49′47″N101°11′12″E / 27.82972°N 101.18667°E / 27.82972; 101.18667

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