Pankou Dam
The Pankou Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Du River about southwest of Shiyan in Zhushan County of Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and flood control. It supports a 513 MW power station located at its base. At a normal reservoir elevation of, the reservoir withholds of water. However, it can hold up to in the event of a flood. Construction on the dam began in May 2008 and its generators were commissioned in 2012.