Tao River

Tao River (Chinese: 洮河) is a right tributary of China's Yellow River. It starts in Xiqing Mountains (西倾山) near the Gansu–Qinghai border, flows eastward across Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and then northward more or less along the border between Dingxi Prefecture-level City in the east and Gannan and Linxia Prefectures in the west. It flows into the Yellow River (actually, the Liujiaxia Reservoir) near Liujiaxia Town (the county seat of Yongjing County), just upstream of Liujiaxia Dam.

Hydro power

A number of dams with hydroelectric power plants have been constructed on the Tao River. According to Google Maps, they include dams at the following locations (upstream to downstream):

34°36′35″N 103°58′34″E / 34.60972°N 103.97611°E / 34.60972; 103.97611—Gucheng Station, near Zhongzhai Town (中寨镇) in Min County^[1]
34°55′27″N 103°49′57″E / 34.92417°N 103.83250°E / 34.92417; 103.83250
34°58′51″N 103°49′52″E / 34.98083°N 103.83111°E / 34.98083; 103.83111—the Lianlu Cascade I, near Xiacheng Township (峡城乡)
34°59′48″N 103°47′23″E / 34.99667°N 103.78972°E / 34.99667; 103.78972
35°05′49″N 103°45′37″E / 35.09694°N 103.76028°E / 35.09694; 103.76028
35°09′27″N 103°48′29″E / 35.15750°N 103.80806°E / 35.15750; 103.80806

The Lianlu Cascade I station, with the generation capacity of 55 MW, has been jointly developed by Japan and China.^[2] Construction of the station's three 22MW units began in 2007 and was completed in 2010, the year the units began producing electricity.^[3]

References

↑ 岷县古城电站：为受灾群众撑起挡风避雨的保护伞 (Minxian's Gucheng Dam: holding a protective umbrella for the rainstorm-affected population), 2013-08-28 Template:Ref-zh
↑ "Project 2931 : Tao River Lianlu Cascade I 66MW Hydropower Project in Gansu Province, China". United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
↑ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in China – Gansu". Power Plants Around the World. 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

Coordinates: 35°55′00″N 103°21′00″E / 35.9167°N 103.35°E / 35.9167; 103.35

Major rivers of China

Yangtze River system	Yalong River Min River Dadu River Qingyi River Tuo River Jialing River Fu River Qu River Wu River Hanshui River Qing River Chishui River Xiao River Xiang River Zi River Yuan River Lishui River Gan River Fu River Xin River Qingyi Jiang Qinhuai River Huangpu River

Yellow River system	Black River Daxia River Tao River Qingshui River Wuding River Fen River Wei River Jing River Luo River (Henan) Luo River (Shaanxi) Qin River

Pearl River system	North River East River Han River Mei River Ting River West River Yujiang River Yong River Xun River Qian River Hongshui River Nanpan River Beipan River Rong River Gui River

Heilong River system	Songhua River 2nd Songhua River Nen River Mudan River Ussuri River Argun River

Huai River system	Guo River Ying River Shiguan River

Other major rivers	Hai River Chaobai River Yongding River Hutuo River Liao River Tarim River Karatash River Ili River Shule River Tumen River Yalu River Luan River Red River Minjiang River Longjiang River Lancang River Beilun River Nu River Lion Spring River Elephant Spring River Yarlung Tsangpo River (Horse Spring River) Nyang River Subansiri River Irtysh River

Major canals	Grand Canal of China Lingqu Canal North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal

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