Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Project, as one of the biggest hydropower-complex project in the world, ranks as the key project for improvement and development of Yangtze River. The Three Gorges Dam is designed to greatly improve flood control on the river and protect the 15 million people and 3.7 million acres of farmland in the lower Yangtze flood plains. The dam site is situated at Sandouping of yichang City, Hubei Province, about 40 km upstream from the existing Gezhouba Project. In November l997, the first stage was completed with the blocking of two-thirds of the river's width.
The dam is not expected to become fully operational until about 2011. When finished, the Three Gorges Dam will produce the energy of 15 nuclear power plants and tame some of the river's deadliest floods.
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