The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges.

Mar 21, 2025 · Three Gorges Dam, dam on the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) just west of the city of Yichang in China. The largest dam in the world, it allows the navigation of oceangoing freighters, generates hydroelectric power, and may offer flood protection.

Mar 25, 2008 · Chinese officials staged a sudden about-face, acknowledging for the first time that the massive hydroelectric dam, sandwiched between breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in central...

Jun 6, 2018 · In the United States, the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, Washington, is the largest, with a generating capacity of about 6,800 MW (5th overall worldwide). The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China is the world's biggest hydroelectric facility.

Mar 5, 2020 · Three Gorges Yangtze River Dam is the largest concrete gravity dam, also a water-control project with best benefits worldwide so far. Its installed gross capacity is 22.5 million kWh, and the annual generating capacity can reach over 100 billion kWh, which is mainly transferred to Hubei, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Chongqing, Shanghai, Jiangsu ...

Aug 1, 2020 · The Three Gorges Dam was designed to tame China’s longest river. But this summer’s record rains reveal its limited ability to control floods.

Mar 12, 2025 · The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam in the world, spans the mighty Yangtze River—China’s longest and the world’s third-longest river. Located near Yichang, the dam marks the endpoint of the downstream Yangtze River cruise and is …

Three Gorges Dam, Dam spanning China’s Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Construction officially began in 1994, and on its completion in 2006 it was the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, reaching a height of 185 m (607 ft) and stretching 2.3 km (1.4 mi) across the Yangtze.

Mar 21, 2025 · Detailed planning for the project began in 1955. Its proponents insisted it would control disastrous flooding along the Yangtze, facilitate inland trade, and provide much-needed power for central China, but the dam was not without its detractors.

The Three gorges dam was built across the Yangtze River to control the amount of water allowed through. This created a massive artificial lake which has become an international tourist attraction.