General information about Three Gorges dam

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Three Gorges Dam is known for the largest hydroelectric power generator in the world, which would be completely finished by the year of 2009. First of all, the size of the dam proves the title itself because it is vivid from space like the Great Wall of China. The dam is constructed on the world longest river, the Yangtze, that is running across the country of China. According to the article from ScienceDaily, “The sheer size and power of the dam is mind-boggling. At a construction cost of at least $625 billion, it is roughly 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers) long and 607 feet tall, five times larger than Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border.” Planning this project was as massive as the size because of the cost and the amount of problems they’ve encountered during the process. However, the benefits that the dam will bring would definitely influence the economy and the lives of the people after the completion, because it will be constructed to store more than 5 trillion gallons of water and to produce more than 18,000 megawatts of electricity when all 26 turbines begin to work.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. "NASA Satellites Watch As China Constructs Giant Dam." ScienceDaily 13 June 2007. 20 May 2008 .