Use the following infobox for conventional, run-of-the-river, and tidal barrage types of hydroelectric power stations. For pumped-storage, tidal stream generator or dynamic tidal power types, please use Infobox Power Station.

{{{name}}}
{{{image_alt}}}
{{{image_caption}}}
රට{{{country}}}
තත්වය{{{status}}}
ඉදිකිරීම ඇරඹුවේ{{{construction_began}}}
Demolition date{{{demolished}}}
Construction cost{{{cost}}}
Owner(s){{{owner}}}
වේල්ල සහ වාන් දොරටු
වාන් දොරටු වර්ගය{{{spillway_type}}}
වාන් දොරටු ධාරිතාවය{{{spillway_capacity}}}
විදුලි බලාගාරය
Operator(s){{{plant_operator}}}
Commission date{{{plant_commission}}}
Decommission date{{{plant_decommission}}}
Type{{{plant_type}}}
වෙබ් අඩවිය
{{{website}}}
{{{extra}}}
{{Infobox dam
| name               = 
| official_name      = 
| image              = 
| image_size         = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_alt          = 
| location_map       = 
| location_map_width = 
| location_map_text  = 
| lat_d     = 
| lat_m     = 
| lat_s     = 
| lat_NS    = 
| long_d    = 
| long_m    = 
| long_s    = 
| long_EW   = 
| coordinates_type   = type:landmark
| coordinates_display= inline,title
| coordinates_ref    = 
| country            = 
| locale             = 
| status             = 
| construction_began = 
| open               = 
| demolished         = 
| cost               = 
| owner              = 
| type               = 
| height             = 
| height_thalweg     =
| height_foundation  =
| length             = 
| crest_width        = 
| base_width         = 
| curve_radius       =
| volume             = 
| crest_elevation    =
| crosses            = 
| spillways          = 
| spillway_type      = 
| spillway_capacity  = 
| reservoir          = 
| reservoir_capacity = 
| active_capacity    =
| inactive_capacity  =
| reservoir_catchment= 
| reservoir_surface  = 
| reservoir_elevation=
| reservoir_max_depth= 
| reservoir_length   =
| reservoir_max_width=
| hydraulic_head     = 
| tidal_range        = 
| plant_owner        = 
| plant_operator     = 
| plant_commission   = 
| plant_licence_exp  = 
| plant_decommission = 
| plant_type         = 
| turbines           = 
| installed_capacity = 
| max_planned_cap    = 
| capacity_factor    = 
| average_annual_gen = 
| net_generation     = 
| website            = 
| as_of              = 
| extra              = 
}}

Parameter names and descriptions

සංස්කරණය
Parameter name Description
name Name of dam.
official_name Official name, if different from name. Preferably in native language.
image Image filename, without File: parameter.

Animated (.gif) and media files (.ogv) are allowed, although browsers such as IE are unable to play this type of file; avoid using.

image_size Avoid using: Overrides the default 250px
image_caption Caption beneath image
image_alt Alternative text for images.
location_map Name of a location map file. The coordinates must be specified as well (see below).
location_map_width Avoid using: Overrides the default 250px
location_map_text Caption beneath the 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.
coordinates_ref Use this field to add references to the coordinates.
country Country where the facility is located.
locale General area where located. Avoid being overly-detailed.
status State of the project. Enter any one of the following auto-expanding fields:

P=Proposed, U=Under construction, O=Operational, D=Decommissioned.

construction_began Date construction began, consider using {{Start date}}.
open 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 and/or power station. Consider limiting to the top two, and include ownership percentage.

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

type Type of dam. Enter any one of the following auto-expanding fields:

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

length Length of dam crown, w/ metric conversions
height Height if thalweg (riverbed) or foundation is not specified , w/ metric conversions
height_thalweg Height over thalweg (riverbed), w/ metric conversions
height_foundation Height over foundation bed, w/ metric conversions
crest_width Width at crest of dam, w/ metric conversions
base_width Width at base of dam, w/ metric conversions
volume Volume of material in the dam structure
curve_radius As applies with arch dams, w/ metric conversions
crosses Body of river or stream below dam
crest_elevation Height of the dam's crest above sea level, w/ metric conversions
spillways Number of spillways
spillway_type Type of spillway
spillway_capacity Capacity of spillway
reservoir Name of upstream body of water, if different than "crosses"
reservoir_capacity Capacity of reservoir, i.e. megalitres
active_capacity The active, live or useful capacity (storage) of the reservoir
inactive_capacity The inactive or dead capacity (storage) of the reservoir
reservoir_catchment Area of catchment for reservoir
reservoir_surface Surface area (top water level) of reservoir
reservoir_elevation The reservoir's height above sea level at normal levels, w/ metric conversions
reservoir_max_depth Maximum water depth of reservoir
reservoir_length Length of the reservoir at normal levels, w/ metric conversions
reservoir_max_width Maximum width of the reservoir at normal levels, w/ metric conversions
hydraulic_head Hydraulic head of the dam.
tidal_range Tidal range. Use this field for tidal barrages.
plant_owner Owner or owners of the hydroelectric power plant (if different than owner of the dam)
plant_operator Operator of the hydroelectric power plant (if different than owner)
plant_commission Power plant commissioning date. May be different than dam closing date
plant_licence_exp Date licence expires.
plant_decommission Power plant decommissioning date. May be different than dam opening date
plant_type Type of hydroelectric power station. Enter any one of the following auto-expanding fields:

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

turbines Number of turbines, and make if known. See Water turbine
installed_capacity Installed generation capacity, measured in megawatts (MW). See Capacity
max_planned_cap Maximum planned capacity (if further construction/development is pending) in megawatts.
capacity_factor Capacity factor of the hydroelectric power station.
average_annual_gen Average annual power generation of the previous year. Measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh)
net_generation Net power generation since commissioning of the power station. Measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh)
extras free form, spans both columns, use sparingly
website Raw wikitext representing a website. Use [brackets] where appropriate

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.

The HTML markup 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.

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates 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.