Three Gorges Dam
China's hydroelectric giant
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Yangtze River in China, completed in 2006.
It is the world's largest power station by installed capacity.
The dam created a reservoir that displaced over a million people and submerged archaeological sites, making it as controversial as it is monumental: The Three Gorges Dam transformed the region's geography.
Blade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
- megawattsMillion-watt units
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
generator · capacity · grid · renewable · clean energy · penstock · powerhouse · gigawatts
Solid building mixture
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- constructionProcess of building something
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- designPurposeful creative planning
structural · foundation · geotechnical · civil engineering · materials · reinforcement · flood gates · sluice
China's mightiest waterway
Preventing destructive overflow
- water storageHolding liquid reserves
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- river managementRegulating natural watercourses
monsoon · overflow · water level · retention · seasonal flooding · levee
Removal from usual location
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
cultural sites · biodiversity loss · endangered species · transparency · human cost · migration · waterlogging
Extremely large and heavy
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- largestMost big
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- giganticImmensely large in scale
record-breaking · immense · enormous · vast · unprecedented · megaproject · ambitious · landmark
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
- megawattsMillion-watt units
reservoir · generator · capacity · grid · renewable · clean energy · penstock · powerhouse · gigawatts · output
concrete
Solid building mixture
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- constructionProcess of building something
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
design · structural · foundation · geotechnical · civil engineering · materials · reinforcement · flood gates · sluice · crest
Yangtze
China's mightiest waterway
flood control
Preventing destructive overflow
- water storageHolding liquid reserves
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
river management · monsoon · overflow · water level · retention · seasonal flooding · levee
displacement
Removal from usual location
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
flooding · cultural sites · biodiversity loss · endangered species · transparency · human cost · migration · waterlogging
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- largestMost big
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
gigantic · record-breaking · immense · enormous · vast · unprecedented · megaproject · ambitious · landmark · iconic
- HubeiWuhan, lotus root
- Yangtze SystemYangtze
- Asian LandmarksAngkor Wat, Taj Mahal, Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army
- China PlacesBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square
- MegaprojectsPanama Canal, Hoover Dam, Channel Tunnel, International Space Station, Manhattan Project
- damsdam wall, barrage, concrete dams, spillway, cofferdam
Three Gorges Dambeaver dam
Rodent-built stream blockade
check dam · garden pond · garden shed · rain barrel · puddle
Three Gorges Damwilderness preservation
Protecting wild areas permanently
nature reserve · national park · conservation area · untouched nature · pristine ecosystem