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  2. Three Gorges Dam - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 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 ...

  3. List of largest hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    Despite the large difference in installed capacity between Three Gorges Dam and Itaipu Dam, they generate nearly equal amounts of electrical energy during the course of an entire year – Itaipu 103 terawatt-hours (370 PJ) in 2016 [1] and Three Gorges 111.8 TWh (402 PJ) in 2020, [2] because the Three Gorges experiences six months per year when ...

  4. Yangtze - Wikipedia

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    The Three Gorges Dam in 2006 Diagram showing dams planned for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. As of 2007, there are two dams built on the Yangtze river: Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba Dam. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest power station in the world by installed capacity, at 22.5 GW.

  5. Hydroelectricity in China - Wikipedia

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    The Three Gorges Dam is the largest power station (of any kind) in the world by installed capacity, with 22.5 GW. Satellite picture of the Longyangxia Dam reservoir and solar power park Three Gorges Dam compared to all other Chinese hydroelectricity production

  6. List of dams and reservoirs in China - Wikipedia

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    The tallest dam in China is the Jinping-I Dam at 305 m (1,001 ft), an arch dam, which is also the tallest dam in the world. The largest reservoir is created by the Three Gorges Dam, which stores 39.3 billion m 3 (31,900,000 acre feet) of water and has a surface area of 1,045 km 2 (403 sq mi). Three Gorges is also the world's largest power station.

  7. Then and Now: Grand Coulee Dam - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. Three Gorges - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. File:Three gorges dam annual power output SVG.svg - Wikipedia

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