Monitoring Reservoir-Induced Landslides Near China's Jinsha River

摘要

The China Three Gorges Corp. (CTG) developed four hydropower stations along 600 km of China's Jinsha River. These plants include 6.4-GW Xiangjiaba, 10.2-GW Wudongde, 13.9-GW Xiluodu and 16-GW Baihetan. Located in the transitional region that stretches from the Tibetan Plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, they are in an area with complex geological conditions that have caused hundreds of landslides. Xiangjiaba and Xiluodu were completed first, in 2014, and investigations into the reservoirs at each showed potential geohazards including landslides, crumble accumulation and rock deformation areas.