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Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydropower project by installed capacity. The dam displaced 1.4 million people, 1,351 villages, and 243 sqaure miles of land was submerged.

About this dam

Built
1994-2009
Purpose
Flood Risk Reduction, Hydroelectric, Navigation
River
Yangtze River
Agency
China Yangtze Power

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