Banqiao Dam

The Banqiao Reservoir Dam is a dam on the River Ru, a tributary of the Hong River in City, province, China. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in that failed catastrophically in 1975 during Typhoon Nina.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: dam
  • Also known as: Pan-ch’iao Shui-k’u

Banqiao Dam

Latitude
32.9797° or 32° 58′ 47″ north
Longitude
113.58693° or 113° 35′ 13″ east
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Open location code
8P4MXHHP+VQ
Geo­Names ID
1817017
Wiki­data ID
Q595288
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Banqiao Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Banqiodammen
  • Chinese: 板桥水库
  • Czech: Pan-čchiao
  • Dutch: Banqiao-dam
  • Dutch: Banqiaodam
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد بانقياو
  • Finnish: Banqiaon pato
  • French: barrage de Banqiao
  • French: Barrage de Banqiao
  • German: Banqiao-Staudamm
  • Italian: diga di Banqiao
  • Italian: Diga di Banqiao
  • Japanese: 板橋ダム
  • Korean: 반차오 댐
  • Korean: 반차오댐
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Banqiaodemningen
  • Norwegian: Banqiaodemningen
  • Polish: Tama Banqiao
  • Polish: Zapora Banqiao
  • Portuguese: Barragem de Banqiao
  • Romanian: Lacul Banqiao
  • Russian: Дамба Баньцяо
  • Spanish: Represa Banqiao
  • Swedish: Banqiao Shuiku
  • Swedish: Banqiodammen
  • Turkish: Banqiao Barajı
  • Ukrainian: Гребля Баньцяо
  • Urdu: بینچاؤ ڈیم
  • Vietnamese: Đập Bản Kiều

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