About
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is
the largest hydro-electric project in the world at present. It has the unprecedented
functions of flood control, power generation and navigation improvements.
When completed, it is vitally important in harnessing and developing the Yangtze.
The construction site is situated in the Sandouping island of the Yangtze
River near Yichang, about 38 kilometers upstream from Gezhouba Dam. The whole
project will be completed in the year of 2007.
Water
Level of Three Gorges Dam
------ 1500 Meter (The
Highest Point of the Mountain Scenery)
------ 175 Meter - The Final Normal Water Level of the New Dam.
------ 150 Meter - The Early Water Level, the First 20-30 Years of
the New Dam.
------ 48.5 Meter - The Current Water Level at the Shandouping New
Dam Site.
------ 0 Meter - The Sea Level at China's Elevation Point: Wushongkou/Shanghai.
