Use the following infobox for all types of hydroelectric power stations involving dams. For all types of pumped-storage, wave, and tidal power stations, please use {{Infobox power station}}.

{{Infobox dam
| name                 = 
| name_official        = 
| image                = 
| image_size           = 
| image_caption        = 
| image_alt            = 
| location_map         = 
| location_map_size    = 
| location_map_caption = 
| location_map_alt     = 
| lat_d         = 
| lat_m         = 
| lat_s         = 
| lat_NS        = 
| long_d        = 
| long_m        = 
| long_s        = 
| long_EW       = 
| coordinates_type     = type:landmark
| coordinates_display  = inline,title
| country              = 
| location             = 
| purpose              = 
| status               = 
| construction_began   = 
| opening              = 
| demolished           = 
| cost                 = 
| owner                = 
| operator             = 
| dam_type             = 
| dam_crosses          = 
| dam_height           = 
| dam_height_foundation= 
| dam_height_thalweg   = 
| dam_length           = 
| dam_elevation_crest  = 
| dam_width_crest      = 
| dam_width_base       = 
| dam_volume           = 
| spillway_count       = 
| spillway_type        = 
| spillway_capacity    = 
| res_name             = 
| res_capacity_total   = 
| res_capacity_active  = 
| res_capacity_inactive= 
| res_catchment        = 
| res_surface          = 
| res_max_length       = 
| res_max_width        = 
| res_max_depth        = 
| res_elevation        = 
| res_tidal_range      = 
| plant_name           = 
| plant_lat_d   = 
| plant_lat_m   = 
| plant_lat_s   = 
| plant_lat_NS  = 
| plant_long_d  = 
| plant_long_m  = 
| plant_long_s  = 
| plant_long_EW = 
| plant_operator       = 
| plant_commission     = 
| plant_decommission   = 
| plant_type           = 
| plant_hydraulic_head = 
| plant_turbines       = 
| plant_capacity       = 
| plant_capacity_factor= 
| plant_annual_gen     = 
| website              = 
| extra                = 
}}

Parameter names and descriptions

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Parameter name Description
name Name of dam.
name_official Official name, if different from name. Preferably in native language.
image Image filename, without File: parameter. Animated (.gif) and media files (.ogv) are also allowed.
image_size Value to overrides the default 250px.
image_caption Caption beneath image.
image_alt Alternative text for image.
location_map Name of a location map file. The coordinates must be specified as well (see below).
location_map_size Value to overrides the default 250px.
location_map_caption Caption beneath location map.
location_map_alt Alternative text for location map.
lat_d Latitude degrees.
lat_m Latitude minutes. Omit or leave blank if lat_d is in decimal format.
lat_s Latitude seconds. Omit or leave blank if lat_d is in decimal format. Remember to avoid being overly precise.
lat_NS Northern or Southern latitude (enter N or S). Omit or leave blank if lat_d is in decimal format.
long_d Longitude degrees.
long_m Longitude minutes. Omit or leave blank if long_d is in decimal format.
long_s Longitude seconds. Omit or leave blank if long_d is in decimal format. Remember to avoid being overly precise.
long_EW Longitude East or West (enter E or W). Omit or leave blank if long_d is in decimal format.
coordinates_type Optional parameter to add additional coordinate functions. See here for more details.
coordinates_display Display the coordinates inline or title, or both as inline,title.
country Country where the facility is located. Do not use flag icons.
location General area where located. Avoid being overly-detailed.
purpose Purpose of the dam(s). Common reasons are power, irrigation, flood control, navigation. If there are several purposes, consider using: Multi-purpose.
Field codes: F=Flood control, I=Irrigation,, N=Navigation, P=Power.
status Current status of the project. Enter any one of the following auto-expanding fields:
D=Decommissioned, O=Operational, P=Proposed, UC=Under construction.
construction_began Date construction began, consider using {{Start date}}.
opening Date, or future date, of inauguration. Consider using {{Start date}}.
demolished Date of demolition (i.e removal or destruction of dam). Consider using {{End date}}.
cost Total cost of development.
owner Owner(s) of the dam. Consider limiting to the top two, and include ownership percentage if possible.

Example: Owner1: 60% <br/>Owner2: 40%

operator Operator(s) of the dam. Only use this parameter if it is different from the owner(s) of the dam.
dam_type Type of dam. Enter any one of the following auto-expanding fields:

A=Arch dam, B=Barrage, E=Embankment dam, F=Earth-fill dam, G=Gravity dam, AG=Arch-gravity dam.

dam_crosses Body of river or stream below dam
dam_height Height of dam. Depreciated parameter; use only if dam_height_foundation or dam_height_thalweg is not known.
dam_height_foundation Height over foundation bed, with metric conversions.
dam_height_thalweg Height over thalweg (riverbed), with metric conversions.
dam_length Length of dam crown, with metric conversions.
dam_elevation_crest Height of the dam's crest above sea level, with metric conversions.
dam_width_crest Width at crest of dam, with metric conversions.
dam_width_base Width at base of dam, with metric conversions.
dam_volume Volume of material in the dam structure.
spillway_count Number of spillways.
spillway_type Type of spillway.
spillway_capacity Capacity of spillway.
res_name Name of upstream body of water, if different than "dam_crosses".
res_capacity_total Capacity of reservoir, i.e. megalitres.
res_capacity_active The active, live or useful capacity (storage) of the reservoir.
res_capacity_inactive The inactive or dead capacity (storage) of the reservoir.
res_catchment Area of catchment for reservoir.
res_surface Surface area (top water level) of reservoir.
res_max_length Length of the reservoir at normal levels, with metric conversions.
res_max_width Maximum width of the reservoir at normal levels, perpendicular to length. With metric conversions.
res_max_depth Maximum water depth of reservoir.
res_elevation The reservoir's height above sea level at normal levels, ith metric conversions.
res_tidal_range Tidal range, if applicable.
plant_name Name of plant, if applicable.
plant_operator Operator(s) of the hydroelectric power plant.
plant_lat_d Latitude degrees.
plant_lat_m Latitude minutes. Omit or leave blank if lat_d is in decimal format.
plant_lat_s Latitude seconds. Omit or leave blank if lat_d is in decimal format. Remember to avoid being overly precise.
plant_lat_NS Northern or Southern latitude (enter N or S). Omit or leave blank if lat_d is in decimal format.
plant_long_d Longitude degrees.
plant_long_m Longitude minutes. Omit or leave blank if long_d is in decimal format.
plant_long_s Longitude seconds. Omit or leave blank if long_d is in decimal format. Remember to avoid being overly precise.
plant_long_EW Longitude East or West (enter E or W). Omit or leave blank if long_d is in decimal format.
plant_commission Power plant commissioning date. May be different than dam opening date.
plant_decommission Power plant decommissioning date. May be different than dam closing date.
plant_type Type of hydroelectric power station. Enter any one of the following auto-expanding fields:

C=Conventional, P=Pumped-storage, R=Run-of-the-river, T=Tidal barrage.

plant_hydraulic_head Hydraulic head at power station.
plant_turbines Number of turbines, with respective rated capacity.
plant_capacity Installed generation capacity, measured in megawatts (MW).
plant_capacity_factor Capacity factor of the power station, in percentage.
plant_annual_gen Average annual power generation of the previous year. Measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh)
website Raw wikitext for entering website(s). Use [brackets] where appropriate
extras Free form, spans both columns. Use sparingly.

Coordinates

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The coordinates can be specified using one of three different methods

  1. lat_d, lat_m, lat_s, lat_NS, long_d, long_m, long_s, long_EW – For DMS style coordinates which can be used specify the pushpin in a {{Location map}}.
  2. lat_d and long_d – for decimal style coordinates which can be used to specify the pushpin in a {{Location map}}.
  3. coordinates – with a {{coord}} template which cannot be used with the {{Location map}}.

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates#Parameters for more details about setting the coordinates_type.

Microformat

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The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

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If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date, use {{start date}} unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • county-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • label
  • locality
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • uid
  • url
  • vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

  • geo
  • latitude
  • longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

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