Three Gorges Dam
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Locations | Sandouping |
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Yiling District | |
Hubei | |
Length | 2,335 m (7,661 ft) |
Normal elevation | 175574 |
Spillway capacity | 116,000 m3/s (4,100,000 cu ft/s) |
Capacity factor | 45% |
Did you know | To make way for the Three Gorges Dam, 1. 5 million people will have to abandon their homes. |
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ID | 1239498 |
About Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity since 2012.