Three Gorges Dam
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The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam in China, renowned as one of the world’s largest power stations and a major flood-control and navigation project.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Gorges Reservoir | 2 |
| Sanxia Dam | 1 |
| Three Gorges Project | 1 |
| 三峡大坝 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Three Gorges Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanxia Dam
Three Gorges Dam ⓘ
surface form:
三峡大坝
|
| annualGeneration | around 100 TWh ⓘ |
| constructionCostEstimate | about US$30 billion ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1994-12-14 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 185 m above sea level ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity ⓘ |
| designedForFloodControl | yes ⓘ |
| designedForNavigationImprovement | yes ⓘ |
| firstGeneratorCommissioned | 2003 ⓘ |
| fullyOperationalDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| hasShipLift | vertical ship lift ⓘ |
| hasShipLock | five-step ship lock ⓘ |
| height | 181 m ⓘ |
| impact |
large-scale population resettlement
ⓘ
significant environmental change along the Yangtze River ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 22500 MW ⓘ |
| length | 2335 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hubei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yichang ⓘ Yiling District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| locatedInRegion |
Xiling Gorge
ⓘ
surface form:
Three Gorges
|
| locatedOnRiver | Yangtze River ⓘ |
| mainConstructionCompleted | 2006 ⓘ |
| nearCity | Yichang ⓘ |
| numberOfSpillwayGates | 23 ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 34 ⓘ |
| operator | China Yangtze Power ⓘ |
| ownedBy | China Three Gorges Corporation ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ river navigation improvement ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Three Gorges Dam
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Three Gorges Reservoir
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| reservoirNormalElevation | 175 m above sea level ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 39300000000 m3 ⓘ |
| riverDiversionCompleted | 1997 ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow, controlled ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 700 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| worldRankingByInstalledCapacity | one of the largest power stations in the world ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
三峡大坝
this entity surface form:
Sanxia Dam
this entity surface form:
Three Gorges Project
this entity surface form:
Three Gorges Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Three Gorges Reservoir