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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China Dam in Yiling District, Hubei Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 The dam in September 2009 Location in Hubei Province Show map of Hubei Three Gorges Dam (China) Show map of China Country China Location Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei Coordinates 30°49 ...
The total generating capacity is 8,980 MW. The total combined capacity of the Jinsha complex with the Three Gorges complex will be 103,203 MW. As of 2025, plans exist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the construction of a hydroelectric power station set to overtake the Three Gorges, [3] with an installed capacity of 39,000 MW.
San Roque Dam Philippines: 2003 40 [8] 200 0.835 345 TE or ER 17 Fort Randall Dam [2] United States: 1953 38.2 50.3 6.7 320 TE/ER 18 Afsluitdijk Netherlands: 1932 36.5 [4] 13 5.5 0 TE/ER 19 Kölnbrein Dam Austria: 1979 35.2 200 0.2 1,028.5 TE 21 Guri Dam Venezuela: 1978 29.8 162 135 10,235 PG/ER 22 Three Gorges Dam China: 2008 27.4 [9] 181 39.3 ...
See also: Oroville Dam crisis: Kakhovka Dam: Kherson Oblast Ukraine (occupied by Russia) Breached during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The destruction of the dam led to tens of thousands of people being in a flood zone and more than 50 deaths. 2023: See also: Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Bargi hydroelectric power station: Camugnano Italy
Multiple dams in the Yangtze river basin control floodwaters; the biggest and most important of these is the Three Gorges Dam with its catchment area of about 1,000,000-square-kilometre (390,000 sq mi). It was constructed not only for power generation but also for flood control. [1] By the end of June, the dam had started to release floodwaters ...
Only the Three Gorges Dam in China, finished in 2009, would be bigger. The millions of watts generated at Grand Coulee would power the United States to victory World War II by producing aluminum ...
Both the dam and the Three Gorges Reservoir has had a massive impact on the region's ecology and people, involving the mass relocation of towns and villages. [5] [6] The higher water level has changed the scenery of the Three Gorges so that the river is wider and the mountains appear lower. However, the mountains still tower above the river ...
Pages in category "Building and structure collapses in 2023" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Davenport apartment collapse; Derna dam ...