Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District,... Wikipedia

• Country:  China
• Location:  Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei
• Purpose:  Flood control, power, navigation
• Status:  O
• Construction began:  December 14, 1994
• Opening date:  2003
• Construction cost:  ¥203 billion (US$31.765 billion)
• Owner(s):  China Yangtze Power (subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation)
• Type of dam:  G
• Impounds:  Yangtze River
• Height:  181 m (593.83 ft)
• Length:  2,335 m (7,660.76 ft)
• Width (crest):  40 m (131.23 ft)
• Width (base):  115 m (377.3 ft)
• Dam volume:  27.2 e6m3
• Spillway capacity:  116,000 m³/s
• Creates:  Three Gorges Reservoir
• Total capacity:  39.3 km³
• Catchment area:  1,000,000 km² (386,102.16 sq mi)
• Surface area:  1,084 km² (418.53 sq mi)
• Max. length:  600 km (372.82 mi)
• Normal elevation:  175 m (574.15 ft)
• Commission date:  2003–2012
• Type:  C
• Hydraulic head:  Rated: 80.6 m (264.44 ft), Maximum: 113 m (370.73 ft)
• Turbines:  32 × 700 MW, 2 × 50 MW Francis-type
• Installed capacity:  22,500 MW
• Capacity factor:  45%
• Annual generation:  101.6 TWh (2018)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo