Lijiaxia reservoir and dam, eastern Qinghai province. Construction of the 500-foot-tall dam was finished in 1996, and began generating electricity in 1997. Lijiaxia is one of eight cascade dams built on the Longliu section of the upper region of the Yellow River between 1977 and 2006. Streamflow velocity on this stretch of the river greatly decreased after the construction of the dams, affecting water availability downstream.
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Lijiaxia reservoir and dam, eastern Qinghai province. Construction of the 500-foot-tall dam was finished in 1996, and began generating electricity in 1997. Lijiaxia is one of eight cascade dams built on the Longliu section of the upper region of the Yellow River between 1977 and 2006. Streamflow velocity on this stretch of the river greatly decreased after the construction of the dams, affecting water availability downstream.