[DOC] [TLE] Three Gorges Dam - Wikipedia [PAR] The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by 
the town of ... However, the dam flooded archaeological and cultural sites and 
displaced ... A large dam across the Yangtze River was originally envisioned by 
Sun ..... long as it does arrivestrengthens the bed on which Shanghai is built... 
the... [DOC] [TLE] China's Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe ... [PAR] Mar 25, 2008 ... SHANGHAIFor over three decades the Chinese government ... dam, 
sandwiched between breathtaking cliffs on the Yangtze River in central China, ... 
dozens of landslides along one 20-mile (32-kilometer) stretch of riverbank. ... The 
reservoir created by Three Gorges dam threatens to flood the habitats of... [DOC] [TLE] Yangtze Three Gorges Dam Project, China Yangtze River Dam ... [PAR] Three Gorges Dam is the short term for the water control project at the three 
gorges on Yangtze River. ... Being the world's largest hydropower project, this 
dam has created many "Firsts" such as the most efficient dam in flood control, the 
most ... Now, a 3,861 square miles canyon-reservoir dam is presented to the 
world. [DOC] [TLE] THREE GORGES DAM: BENIFITS, PROBLEMS AND COSTS | Facts ... [PAR] Good Websites and Sources on the Three Gorges Dam: International Rivers ... is 
186 meters (610 feet) high and runs for 1.3 miles (2.3 kilometers) across the 
Yangtze River. ... The reservoir produced by dam will be 370 miles long (600 
kilometers), about .... One of the main reasons the dam was built was to control 
floods. [DOC] [TLE] Three Gorges Dam - China Highlights [PAR] The height of the Three Gorges Dam is 185 meters (607 ft) above the sea level. ... 
efficiently prevent flooding in the middle and lower portions of the Yangtze River. 
The 1,000-square-kilometers (386 square miles) reservoir is an artificial lake ... 
For one hand, it brings many benefits such as flood control, power generation,... [DOC] [TLE] China's Three Gorges Dam, by the Numbers [PAR] The project will flood the three gorges that give the dam its name: the Qutang, Wu 
Xia, and ... The 410-mile-long (660-km-long) reservoir will eventually be flooded 
to 574 feet ... Chinese state media reports that over a hundred workers died 
during the ... are built could have huge consequences for China's rivers and 
beyond. [DOC] [TLE] China - Three Gorges Dam - Impact - The New York Times [PAR] Nov 19, 2007 ... A year after the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, water ... For Rent (as Long 
as You're Slavic) ... Hydropower, in fact, is the centerpiece of one of China's most 
... the Three Gorges was initially conceived for flood control, not for any .... 
Xiluodu, for example, is being built in a national protection zone for... [DOC] [TLE] Three Gorges Dam - American University [PAR] The Three Gorges Dam will be the largest hydropower station and dam in the 
world, with a 1.2 mile stretch of concrete and a 370 mile-long ... Description The 
idea of building a dam across the Yangtze river to control flooding and to and to 
... year 1919, when Dr. Sun Yat Sen suggested to build a dam at the Three 
Gorges. [DOC] [TLE] Three Gorges Dam - Montana State University [PAR] 1. ENGR 125CS. Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River, China. (source: ... Flood 
control requires the reservoir maintain low levels of water to allow for the inflow of
... [DOC] [TLE] Environmental and Social Issues of the Three Gorges Dam in China [PAR] In 2006, the Chinese government completed a decades-long construction on the 
... Situated in Central China, the Three Gorges Dam is 1.4 miles lang and 604' tall
, ... These costs, moreover, feed one another insofar as social displacement puts 
... stretches of the Yangtze river equals a loss of resources for China in general. [DOC] [TLE] Three Gorges Dam: The TVA on the Yangtze River - 21st Century ... [PAR] China's Three Gorges Dam, modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority,

Question: The 3 Gorges Dam, over 1 mile long, is being built to control the flooding of this river
Answer: Yangtze