The Danjiangkou Dam (Chinese: 丹江口大坝; pinyin: Dānjiāngkǒu Dàbà) is a concrete gravity dam on the Han river near Danjiangkou in Hubei Province China. The original dam was constructed between 1958 and 1973. The dam creates a large Danjiangkou Reservoir.In the 21st century the Danjiangkou Dam became part of the South-North Water Transfer Project. In 2005-2009 its height was raised in order to increase the reservoir’s capacity.
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