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The construction of the Three Gorges Dam creates enormous hydroelectric power, while it also causes some negative environmental impacts.
Threateningly high water levels caused by high inflows indicate that the dam cannot contain floodwaters, as promised. For these reasons, and in order to produce a clear-eyed analysis of the costs and benefits of the Three Gorges Dam, we are tracking the daily Three Gorges reservoir level here.
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1 Αυγ 2008 · Although the risk of an earthquake powerful enough to bring down Three Gorges Dam is remote, the reservoir's impoundment has undeniably wrought massive changes on its surroundings. Currently, 632 square kilometers of terrain are under water.
10 Ιουλ 2024 · July 10, 2024. In addition to storm surge along the Texas coast, Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring flooding to rivers and creeks inland. That’s raising new concerns about a dam that’s...
The Three Gorges Dam, identified on the map to the right, is located in Yichang, Hubei on the Yangtze River, downstream of the Three Gorges. It was completed in 2006 and reached its full generating capacity in 2012 ( Three Gorges Dam, 2021).
