List of dams and reservoirs in China
Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country's development and people. According to the World Commission on Dams in 2000, there were 22,104 dams over the height of operating in China. Of the world's total large dams, China accounts for the most – of them; of which are used for irrigation. Accordingly, the oldest in China still in use belongs to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System which dates back to 256 BC. In 2005, there were over 80,000 reservoirs in the country and over 4,800 dams completed or under construction that stands at or exceed in height. As of 2007, China is also the world's leader in the construction of large dams; followed by Turkey, and Japan in third. The tallest dam in China is the Jinping-I Dam at, an arch dam, which is also the tallest dam in the world. The largest reservoir is created by the Three Gorges Dam, which stores 39.3 billion m3 of water and has a surface area of. Three Gorges is also the world's largest power station.
Dams and their associated reservoirs are constructed by the country for several reasons including hydroelectric power generation, flood control, irrigation, drought mitigation, navigation and tourism. China has the largest potential for hydropower in the world and currently ranks first in hydroelectric generating capacity with about 200,000 MW online. These benefits have come with adverse effects such as resettlement and inundation while impeding river flow often leads to habitat loss and on certain rivers there are issues with trans-boundary river flow.
The nation's leading institution for dam design is the Beijing-based China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, somewhat similar to Russia's Hydroproject Institute.
Below is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in China that are both operational and under construction. The most notable by height, type, and reservoir size, are among those listed. The minimum height for a dam to be included on the list is.
List
| Name | Region, province or city | Impounds | Height | Type | Storage capacity | Complete | Notes |
| Ahai Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Gravity | 2012 | |||
| Ankang Dam | Shaanxi Province | Han River | Gravity | 1989 | |||
| Baihetan Dam | Sichuan/Yunnan Provinces | Jinsha River | Arch | 2021 | |||
| Baise Dam | Guangxi | You River | Gravity | 2006 | |||
| Lower Baoquan Dam | Henan Province | Yuhe River | Gravity | 1994 | |||
| Upper Baoquan Dam | Henan Province | Upper Baoquan Reservoir | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2011 | |||
| Baogang Tailings Dam | Inner Mongolia | N/A | Embankment, tailings | 1965 | |||
| Baozhusi Dam | Sichuan Province | Bailong River | Gravity | 2000 | |||
| Bashan Dam | Chongqing | Renhe River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2009 | |||
| Baishan Dam | Jilin Province | Second Songhua River | Arch-gravity | 1984 | |||
| Baiyun Dam | Hunan Province | Wushui River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2006 | |||
| Banqiao Dam | Henan Province | Ru River | Embankment | 1952/93 | |||
| Bikou Dam | Gansu Province | Bailong River | Embankment | 1977 | |||
| Burqin Shankou Dam | Xinjiang | Burqin River | Arch | 2013 | |||
| Changheba Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2016 | |||
| Changshou Dam | Chongqing | Yangtze River | Embankment | 1954 | |||
| Chengbihe Dam | Guangxi | Chengbihe River | Embankment | 1961 | |||
| Chonghu'er Dam | Xinjiang | Burqin River | Gravity | 2009 | |||
| Dachaoshan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 2003 | |||
| Dagangshan Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | Arch | 2014 | |||
| Daguangba Dam | Hainan Province | Changhua River | Gravity/Embankment | 1995 | |||
| Dahuaqiao Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 2018 | |||
| Dahuashui Dam | Guizhou Province | Qingshuihe River | Arch | 2008 | |||
| Danjiangkou Dam | Hubei Province | Han River | Gravity | 1973 | |||
| Dongfeng Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | Arch | 1995 | |||
| Dongjing Dam | Guizhou Province | Beipan River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2009 | |||
| Dongjiang Dam | Hunan Province | Lishui River | Arch | 1992 | |||
| Dongping Dam | Hubei Province | Zhong River | Arch | 2006 | |||
| Ertan Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | Arch | 1999 | |||
| Fengman Dam | Jilin Province | Second Songhua River | Gravity | 1953 | |||
| Fengshuba Dam | Guangdong Province | Dong River | Gravity | 1974 | |||
| Fengtan Dam | Hunan Province | You River | Arch-gravity | 1978 | |||
| Geheyan Dam | Hubei Province | Qing River | Arch-gravity | 2006 | |||
| Gelantan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Gezhen Dam | Hainan Province | Changhua River | Gravity/Embankment | 2009 | |||
| Gezhouba Dam | Hubei Province | Yangtze River | Gravity | 1988 | |||
| Gongboxia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2006 | |||
| Gongguoqiao Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 2011 | |||
| Goupitan Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | Arch | 2009 | |||
| Guandi Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | Gravity | 2012 | |||
| Guangzhao Dam | Yunnan Province | Beipan River | Gravity | 2004 | |||
| Guanyinyan Dam | Yunnan/Sichuan Province | Jinsha River | Gravity | 2014 | |||
| Gudongkou Dam | Hubei Province | Xiangqi River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1999 | |||
| Guxian Dam | Henan Province | Luohe River | Gravity | 1995 | |||
| Huating Dam | Anhui Province | Changhe River | Embankment | 1976 | |||
| Hongjiadu Dam | Guizhou Province | Liuchong River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2005 | |||
| Hongkou Dam | Fujian Province | Huotong River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Hongshi Dam | Jilin Province | Second Songhua River | Gravity | 1985 | |||
| Houziyan Dam | Guizhou Province | Dadu River | Embankment | 2017 | |||
| Huangdeng Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 2018 | |||
| Huanglongtan Dam | Hubei Province | Duhe River | Gravity | 1976 | |||
| Hunanzhen Dam | Zhejiang Province | Qiantang River | Buttress | 1980 | |||
| Jiemian Dam | Fujian Province | Junxi River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2007 | |||
| Jiangkou Dam | Chongqing | Furong River | Arch | 2003 | |||
| Jiangpinghe Dam | Hubei Province | Loushui River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2012 | |||
| Jiangya Dam | Hunan Province | Loushui River | Gravity | 2000 | |||
| Jilebulake Dam | Xinjiang | Haba River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2013 | |||
| Jilintai I Dam | Xinjiang | Kashgar River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2005 | |||
| Jinanqiao Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Gravity | 2010 | |||
| Jinghong Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Jinpen Dam | Shaanxi Province | Heihe River | Embankment | 2002 | |||
| Jinping-I Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | Arch | 2013 | |||
| Jinping-II Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | Gravity | 2012 | |||
| Jinshuitan Dam | Zhejiang Province | Longquan Creek | Arch | 1988 | |||
| Jishixia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Gravity | 2010 | |||
| Jiudianxia Dam | Gansu Province | Tao River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2008 | |||
| Jufudu Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Kajiwa Dam | Sichuan Province | Muli River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2014 | |||
| Laxiwa Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Arch | 2009 | |||
| Lianghekou Dam | Sichuan Province | Yalong River | Arch | 2021 | |||
| Lianhua Dam | Heilongjiang Province | Mudan River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1996 | |||
| Lijiaxia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Arch-gravity | 1997 | |||
| Liujiaxia Dam | Gansu Province | Yellow River | Gravity | 1969 | |||
| Liuxihe Dam | Guangdong Province | Liuxihe River | Arch | 1958 | |||
| Liyuan Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2014 | |||
| Lizhou Dam | Sichuan Province | Muli River | Arch | 2015 | |||
| Longjiang Dam | Yunnan Province | Long River | Arch | 2010 | |||
| Longkaikou Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Gravity | 2013 | |||
| Longma Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2007 | |||
| Longshou II Dam | Gansu Province | Heihe River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2004 | |||
| Longtan Dam | Guangxi | Hongshui River | Gravity | 2009 | |||
| Longtang Dam | Hainan Province | Nandu River | Gravity | 2011 | |||
| Longyangxia Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Arch | 1992 | |||
| Lubuge Dam | Guizhou\Yunnan Provinces | Huangni River | Embankment | 1988 | |||
| Ludila Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Gravity | 2015 | |||
| Madushan Dam | Yunnan Province | Honghe River | Gravity | 2011 | |||
| Maerdang Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2020 | |||
| Malutang Dam | Yunnan Province | Panlong River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2009 | |||
| Manwan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 1995 | |||
| Maoergai Dam | Sichuan Province | Heishui River | Embankment | 2011 | |||
| Mianhuatan Dam | Fujian Province | Ting River | Gravity | 1999 | |||
| Miaowei Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2014 | |||
| Nanwan Dam | Henan Province | Huai River | Embankment | 1955 | |||
| Nierji Dam | Heilongjiang Province/Inner Mongolia | Nen River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2006 | |||
| Niululing Dam | Hainan Province | Wanquan Basin | Gravity | 1982 | |||
| Nuozhadu Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2014 | |||
| Pangduo Dam | Tibet Autonomous Region | Lhasa River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2013 | |||
| Panjiakou Dam | Hebei Province | Luan River | Gravity | 1984 | |||
| Pankou Dam | Hubei Province | Du River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2012 | |||
| Pengshui Dam | Chongqing | Wu River | Arch | 2008 | |||
| Project 635 Dam | Xinjiang | Irtysh River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2001 | |||
| Pubugou Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2010 | |||
| Qiaoqi Dam | Sichuan Province | Baoxinghe River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2009 | |||
| Quxue Dam | Sichuan Province | Shuoqu River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2017 | |||
| Renzonghai Dam | Sichuan Province | Tianwan River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2007 | |||
| Sanbanxi Dam | Guizhou Province | Yuan River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2006 | |||
| Sanmenxia Dam | Henan/Shanxi Province | Yellow River | Gravity | 1960 | |||
| Shapai Dam | Sichuan Province | Caopo River | Arch | 2006 | |||
| Shatuo Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | Arch | 2009 | |||
| Shiyazi Dam | Guizhou Province | Hongjiadu River | Gravity | 2010 | |||
| Shimenkan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | Arch | 2010 | |||
| Shisanling Dam | Beijing | Wenyu River | Embankment | 1995 | |||
| Shitouhe Dam | Shaanxi Province | Shitouhe River | Embankment | 1969 | |||
| Shuangjiangkou Dam | Sichuan Province | Dadu River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2020 | |||
| Shuibuya Dam | Hubei Province | Qing River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2008 | |||
| Shuifeng Dam | Liaoning Province | Yalu River | Gravity | 1941 | |||
| Shuikou Dam | Fujian Province | Min River | Gravity | 1996 | |||
| Silin Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Sinanjiang Dam | Yunnan Province | Sinan River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2008 | |||
| Songtao Dam | Hainan Province | Nandu River | Embankment, earth-fill | 1969 | |||
| Suofengying Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | Gravity | 2006 | |||
| Taipingwan Dam | Liaoning Province | Yalu River | Gravity | 1987 | |||
| Tankeng Dam | Zhejiang Province | Ou River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2008 | |||
| Tengzigou Dam | Chongqing | Dragon River | Arch | 2006 | |||
| Three Gorges Dam | Hubei Province | Yangtze River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Tianhuaban Dam | Yunnan Province | Niulan River | Arch | 2011 | |||
| Tianhuangping Dam | Zhejiang Province | Daxi Creek | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2004 | |||
| Tianshengqiao-I Dam | Guizhou/Guangxi Province | Nanpan River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2000 | |||
| Tianshengqiao-II Dam | Guizhou/Guangxi Province | Nanpan River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1997 | |||
| Tingzikou Dam | Sichuan Province | Jialing River | Gravity | 2014 | |||
| Tukahe Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Wanjiazhai Dam | Shaanxi Province | Yellow River | Gravity | 1998 | |||
| Wawushan Dam | Sichuan Province | Zhougonghe River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2007 | |||
| Weiyuan Dam | Jilin Province | Yalu River | Gravity | 1987 | |||
| Wudongde Dam | Sichuan/Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Compound Arch | 2020 | |||
| Wudu Dam | Sichuan Province | Fu River | Gravity | 2008 | |||
| Wujiangdu Dam | Guizhou Province | Wu River | Arch-gravity | 1979 | |||
| Wunonglong Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Gravity | 2018 | |||
| Wuluwati Dam | Xinjiang | Kalakashi River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2001 | |||
| Wuqiangxi Dam | Hunan Province | Yuan River | Gravity | 1996 | |||
| Xiangjiaba Dam | Yunnan/Sichuan Provinces | Jinsha River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2012 | |||
| Xiaolangdi Dam | Henan Province | Yellow River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2000 | |||
| Xiaowan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lancang River | Arch | 2010 | |||
| Xiluodu Dam | Yunnan Province | Jinsha River | Arch | 2013 | |||
| Xinanjiang Dam | Zheijang Province | Qiantang River | Gravity | 1959 | |||
| Xinfengjiang Dam | Guangdong Province | Xinfeng River | Gravity | 1962 | |||
| Yamaguchi Dam | Xinjiang | Haba River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 1996 | |||
| Yangqu Dam | Qinghai Province | Yellow River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2016 | |||
| Yantan Dam | Guangdong Province | Hongshui River | Gravity | 1995 | |||
| Yayangshan Dam | Yunnan Province | Lixian River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2006 | |||
| Yele Dam | Sichuan Province | Nanya River | Embankment | 2006 | |||
| Yingzidu Dam | Guizhou Province | Sancha River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2003 | |||
| Yinpan Dam | Chongqing | Wu River | Gravity | 2011 | |||
| Yulongyan Dam | Hunan Province | Gongxi River | Arch | 2005 | |||
| Yunfeng Dam | Jilin Province | Yalu River | Gravity | 1965 | |||
| Zangmu Dam | Tibet Autonomous Region | Brahmaputra River | Gravity | Unknown | 2015 | ||
| Zhelin Dam | Jiangxi Province | Zhelin River | Embankment, earth-fill | 1972 | |||
| Zhexi Dam | Hunan Province | Zi Shui River | Gravity | 1962 | |||
| Zhikong Dam | Tibet Autonomous Region | Lhasa River | Embankment, rock-fill | 2007 | |||
| Zipingpu Dam | Sichuan Province | Min River | Concrete-face rock-fill | 2006 |