Editing Yellow River (section)

==Hydroelectric power dams==
[[File:6058-Liujiaxia-Dam.jpg|thumb|[[Liujiaxia Dam]], Gansu]]
[[File:Smxgongcheng zengmian.jpg|thumb|[[Sanmenxia Dam]], Henan]]
Below is an incomplete list of [[hydroelectric]] power stations built on the Yellow River, arranged according to the first year of operation (in brackets):

*[[Sanmenxia Dam]] (1960; [[Sanmenxia]], Henan)
*{{ill|Sanshenggong Dam|zh|三盛公水利枢纽}} (1966; [[Dengkou County]] <small>part of [[Bayannur]]</small>, Inner Mongolia)
*{{ill|Qingtong Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station|zh|青铜峡水库}} (1968; [[Qingtongxia]], Ningxia)
*[[Liujiaxia Dam]] (Liujia Gorge) (1974; [[Yongjing County]], Gansu)
*[[Lijiaxia Dam]] (1997) ([[Jainca County]], Qinghai)
*[[Yanguoxia Dam]] (Yanguo Gorge) hydroelectric power station (1975; Yongjing County, Gansu)
*[[Tianqiao Dam]] (1977, Border at [[Baode County]], [[Shanxi]] and [[Fugu County]], [[Shaanxi]])
*[[Bapanxia Dam]] (Bapan Gorge) (1980; [[Xigu District]], [[Lanzhou]], Gansu)
*[[Longyangxia Dam]] (1992; [[Gonghe County]], Qinghai)
*[[Da Gorge]] hydroelectric power station (1998, [[Lanzhou]], Gansu)
*{{ill|Li Gorge hydroelectric power station|zh|李家峡水库}} (1999, [[Hualong County]], [[Haidong]], Qinghai)
*[[Wanjiazhai Dam]] (1999; [[Pianguan County]], Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia)
*[[Xiaolangdi Dam]] (2001) ([[Jiyuan]], Henan)
*[[Laxiwa Dam]] (2010) ([[Guide County]], Qinghai)
*[[Yangqu Dam]] (2016) ([[Xinghai County]], Qinghai)
*[[Maerdang Dam]] (2018) ([[Maqên County]], Qinghai)

As reported in 2000, the 7 largest hydro power plants (Longyangxia, Lijiaxia, Liujiaxia, Yanguoxia, Bapanxia, Daxia and Qinglongxia) had the total installed capacity of 5,618 MW.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/english/200012/14/eng20001214_57817.html Yellow River Upstream Important to West-East Power Transmission] People's Daily, 14 December 2000</ref>