Hard Engineering: Three Gorges Dam, China

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Where is the river located
On the Yangtze river in China
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When was the dam completed
2006
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What is it used for
To generate electricity from hydroelectric power for central and eastern China, including the city of Shanghai, which has a population of more than 13 million people
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The dam will aslo reduce...
the flood risk for 15 million people and improve the navagation along the river.
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What has been created behind the dam
A huge reservoir, some 660km long and 1km wide
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What are the dimensions of the dam
2.3km long and 100m high
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Cost of the dam was
in the region of £25 billion to build
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Impacts
resettlement of 1.2 million ppl in several cities
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2006

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When was the dam completed

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To generate electricity from hydroelectric power for central and eastern China, including the city of Shanghai, which has a population of more than 13 million people

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the flood risk for 15 million people and improve the navagation along the river.

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A huge reservoir, some 660km long and 1km wide

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