Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam Project

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Where is Three Gorges Dam?

The dam is completed in 2006 and it is 185m tall.

The dam is 1.6km wide.

There are 32 huge turbines in the dam.

It is the largest power plant on the planet.

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Three Gorges Dam is located along​

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River. It was completed in ​

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with a height of ​

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. The dam houses the ​

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in the world which has ​

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huge turbines.

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Yangtze

2006

185m

largest power plant

32

Pearl

2002

215m

highest power plant

38

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negative impacts

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Impacts: both GOOD and BAD

Watch the video and find out the impacts of the project

From the video

• It generates HEP.

• It prevents flooding downstream.

• Large area of land upstream were flooded.

• 1.4 million of people needed to be relocated.

• It improves water transport and raises the shipping capacity along Yangtze River.

Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam Project

• 1.4 million people needed to be relocated.

• The construction and maintenance costs are high.

• It destroyed the natural habitat of wildlife in Yangtze River.

• If the dam collapses, serious flooding will occur.

• Large area of land upstream were flooded.

• Livelihood of farmers and fishermen is affected.

Disadvantages

• It generates HEP.

• It prevents flooding downstream.

• It improves water transport and raises the shipping capacity along Yangtze River.

• It promotes tourism.

Benefits

Poll

In order to tackle the problem of flooding in Southern China, there is a plan to construct another big water project like Three Gorges Dam Project in Pearl River. Do you agree?

• YES

• NO

​​People living in the upstream area of Pearl River.

​​Environmentalist

​​People living in the downstream area of Pearl River

​​government officials

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