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  2. 1975 Banqiao Dam failure - Wikipedia

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    The runoff of Banqiao Dam was 13,000 m 3 per second in vs. 78,800m 3 per second out, and as a result 701 million m 3 of water was released in 6 hours, [12] while 1.67 billion m 3 of water was released in 5.5 hours at an upriver Shimantan Dam, and 15.738 billion m 3 of water was released in total. [3] Rough diagram of water flow during the dam ...

  3. Banqiao Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Banqiao Reservoir Dam (simplified Chinese: 板 桥 水 库 大 坝; traditional Chinese: 板橋水庫大壩; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Shuǐkù Dàbà) is a dam on the River Ru (汝河), a tributary of the Hong River in Zhumadian City, Henan province, China. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam (simplified Chinese: 石 漫 滩 水 库 大 ...

  4. Three Gorges Dam - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China Dam in Yiling District, Hubei Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 The dam in September 2009 Location in Hubei Province Show map of Hubei Three Gorges Dam (China) Show map of China Country China Location Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei Coordinates 30°49 ...

  5. Typhoon Nina (1975) - Wikipedia

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    While moving slowly through central China, it dropped heavy rainfall and caused several dam failures, including the Banqiao Dam. It is one of the deadliest typhoons in the Pacific. Flooding from the Banqiao Dam collapse killed 26,000 people, with 100,000 more dying from subsequent famine and diseases.

  6. Category:Dam failures in China - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Dam failures in China" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... 1975 Banqiao Dam failure; S. 2008 Shanxi mudslide; Y.

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  8. Dam failure - Wikipedia

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    Flooding, dam outlets clogged with debris. 3,057 injuries, over 1,335 homes and 5,000 automobiles destroyed. Banqiao and Shimantan Dams: 1975-08-08 Zhumadian: China 26,000–240,000 The dam failure was caused by extreme rainfall, beyond the planned design capability of the dam, dumped on China by Typhoon Nina. Eleven million people lost their ...

  9. List of hydroelectric power station failures - Wikipedia

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    Teton Dam: Idaho United States: The dam foundations washed away and a wave swept aside everything in its path, including two towns, killing at least eleven people, and thousands of cattle. [7] 1976: Machchhu Dam: Morbi India: The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 ...