The ShuiKou shiplift was built in Fujian province, on the Min River.
Beside the shiplift there is flight of three conventional locks, also capable of transitting vessels of 500 tons.
World Bank planning documents describe both the shiplift and flight of conventional locks as being capable of transiting two 500 ton vessels.
[4] The World Bank planning documents anticipated 700,000 tons per year would transit the dam.
The maximum capacity of the shiplift and flight of locks is 3.2 million tons per year.