Ronghua Dam (Chinese: 榮華大壩; pinyin: Rónghuá Dàbà; Wade–Giles: Jung²-hua² Ta⁴-pa⁴) is a dam crossing the Dahan River, a tributary to the Tamsui River, in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1]

Ronghua Dam
View of the dam in January 2004
Location	Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E
Construction began	1978
Opening date	1984
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Dahan River
Height	82 metres (269 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	16,700,000 cubic metres (13,500 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity	40 MW
Annual generation	200 million KWh

The dam was started in December 1978 and finished in June 1984.[2] The cost was NT$1.83 billion. The Ronghua Dam is within the catchment area of the Shihmen Reservoir, 27 kilometers upstream of the Shihmen Dam in the Dahan River gorge.[2] The dam's main function is to prevent sand from moving downstream and building up as silt in the Shimen Reservoir. It also serves as a diversion point for sending water to a 40,000 kilowatt hydroelectric plant located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) downstream.

As of 2012, the dam has no effective storage capacity, as almost its entire reservoir has been filled by sediment.

See also

• Feitsui Dam
• Shimen Dam
• List of dams and reservoirs in Taiwan

References

External links

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• Taiwan Water Resources Agency (in Chinese)

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