Techi Dam (Chinese: 德基水庫) is a concrete thin arch dam on the Dajia River in Taichung County Taiwan. Forming the 454 ha (1120-acre) Techi Reservoir the dam is built in the Tachien Gorge in Heping District providing hydroelectric power irrigation water and some flood control and is operated by the Taiwan Power Company. At 180 m (590 ft) it is the highest dam in Taiwan and one of the tallest dams in the world. The dam was completed in 1974 after five years of construction.
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