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The Hunanzhen Dam is a trapezoidal buttress dam on the Qiantang River, located south of Quzhou in Zhejiang Province, China.[1]

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  1. 15 relations: Buttress, Buttress dam, Drainage basin, Francis turbine, Gravity dam, Hydroelectricity, List of dams and reservoirs in China, List of major power stations in Zhejiang, Qiantang River, Quzhou, Spillway, Tainter gate, Trapezoid, Watt, Zhejiang.

  2. Buttress dams
  3. Dams completed in 1980
  4. Hydroelectric power stations in Zhejiang

Buttress

A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall.

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Buttress dam

A buttress dam or hollow dam is a dam with a solid, water-tight upstream side that is supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses or supports. Hunanzhen Dam and buttress dam are buttress dams.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean.

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Francis turbine

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine.

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Gravity dam

A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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List of dams and reservoirs in China

Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country's development and people.

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List of major power stations in Zhejiang

This article lists the major power stations located in Zhejiang Province.

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Qiantang River

The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River or Tsientang River, is a river in East China.

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Quzhou

Quzhou is a prefecture-level city in western Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China.

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Spillway

A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself.

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Tainter gate

The Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.

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Trapezoid

In geometry, a trapezoid in North American English, or trapezium in British English, is a quadrilateral that has one pair of parallel sides.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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Zhejiang

Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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See also

Buttress dams

Dams completed in 1980

Hydroelectric power stations in Zhejiang

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunanzhen_Dam