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Wiwon Dam
Location of Wiwon Dam in China
Official name	위원댐,위원발전소,渭原水电站
Country	China/North Korea
Location	Ji'an, Jilin Province/Wiwon County, Chagang Province
Coordinates	40°54′05.83″N 125°58′23.77″E / 40.9016194°N 125.9732694°E / 40.9016194; 125.9732694
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1979
Opening date	1987
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Yalu River
Height	55 m (180 ft)
Length	637 m (2,090 ft)
Elevation at crest	171 m (561 ft)
Spillway type	Gate-controlled
Reservoir
Total capacity	626,000,000 m (507,506 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	31,602 km (12,202 sq mi)
Normal elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Power Station
Commission date	1987-1988
Hydraulic head	39 m (128 ft) (design)
Turbines	6 x 65 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	390 MW
Annual generation	1200 GWh

The Wiwon Dam or Weiyuan Dam is a gravity dam on the Yalu River between China and North Korea. It is located 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Ji'an in Jilin Province, China and Wiwon in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was constructed between 1979 and 1987. The dam's six 65 MW generators were commissioned in 1987 and 1988. It is jointly owned and operated by China and North Korea.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in China
• List of major power stations in Jilin

References

1. "Weiyuan hydropower (渭源水电站)" (in Chinese). Neidri. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
2. 渭源水电站 (in Chinese). iCIBA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

• Dams in China
• Hydroelectric power stations in Jilin
• Dams completed in 1987
• Dams on the Yalu River
• Dams in North Korea
• Hydroelectric power stations in North Korea
• China–North Korea relations
• 1987 establishments in China
• 1987 establishments in North Korea
• Buildings and structures in Chagang Province