Three Gorges Dam- Hard Engineering Case Study 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRivers and fluvial processesA2/A-levelOther Created by: GeorgiauntiszCreated on: 07-05-18 18:13 Three Gorges Dam Hard Engineering £26 million pound Dam Built on the Yangtze river in China to reduce flooding, improve water supply, improve navigation for ships. 175 metres long. 34 hydroelectric generators. In 2012, dam held back flood water. China's drought in 2011, the reservoir provided farms downstream with water. Land has been flooded with water from the dam. 1.3 million people had to relocate for the building of the dam. Major changes in landscape has made the surrounding land prone to landslides. 1 of 1
Alternative strategies for managing water supplies in the future- Case study: China's three Gorges Dam 0.0 / 5
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