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The Jiangkou Reservoir (simplified Chinese: '江口水库; traditional Chinese: '江口水庫; pinyin: Jiāngkǒu Shuǐkù) is a large scale reservoir in Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China constructed for the primary purpose of generating hydroelectricity.

Jiangkou Reservoir
Jiangkou Reservoir
Location	Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality
Coordinates	29°14′12″N 107°53′32″E
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Furong River
Primary outflows	Furong River
Basin countries	People's Republic of China
Built	May 1999 - October 2003
Average depth	300 m (980 ft)
Water volume	497 km3 (119 cu mi)[citation needed]

Built at a cost of 1.95 billion RMB, the reservoir's concrete hyperbolic arch dam in Jiankou Town (江口镇) 2 km (1.2 mi) from the confluence of the Wu and Furong Rivers houses a hydroelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 300 MW.[1][2]

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