Three
Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River has been a dream for generations and will
be the greatest project since the erection of the Great Wall and the Grand
Canal. THe dam will be the largest hydropower station and dam in the world,
with a 1.2 mile stretch of concrete and a 370 mile-long reservoir and
525 feet deep.
The construction
of the the Three Gorges Dam include three stages:
1993-1997: The Yangtze River was diverted after four years in November
1997.
1998-2003: The first batch of generators will begin to generate power
in 2003 and a permanent ship lock is scheduled to open for navigation
the same year.
2004-2009: The entire project is to be completed by 2009 when all 26 generators
will be able to generate power.
The Three
Gorges Project will hold 36 billion cubic yards of water. A big lake will
appear in the Three Gorges, covering 418 square miles and stretches for
373 miles, With $30 billion US Dollars investment, and annual output of
electricity 84.7 kilowatt hours.
The Three Gorges Project will
be a vital important and backbone project in harnessing and developing
of the Yangtze River. It benefits mainly for flood control, power generation
and navigation improvement.
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