older dams upriver from Three Gorges overflow or fail, then the pressure on the main dam could quickly overwhelm either its capacity or even its structural integrity. While an outright failure of ...

T he Three Gorges Dam, a colossal structure spanning the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province, has long been a subject of ...

The Three Gorges Dam, China's colossal hydroelectric marvel, stands as a testament to human engineering prowess. This massive structure, spanning the Yangtze River in Hubei Province, not only ...

the chosen dam site just downstream of the world-famous Three Gorges scenic area; in December, Premier Li Peng formally declared the project open. The Chinese government has offered overseas ...

the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...

The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...

Silt accumulation will not be a problem for the massive reservoir of the Three Gorges dam project, Chinese officials said here on Tuesday. Wushan County plans to make full use of its rich tourism ...

The Three Gorges Dam dramatically reduced the amount of sediment transported by the Yangtze River in China after its completion in 2003. The top image shows the dam site during construction in ...

SHANGHAI--Water levels at China’s giant Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river are inching closer to their maximum after torrential rains raised inflows to a record high, official data showed on ...

Mega-buildings and dams like China’s Three Gorges Dam are subtly shifting Earth’s rotation. With its 40 billion cubic meters of water, the dam affects our planet’s spin, adding 0.06 ...

China Three Gorges Corp., a Chinese state-owned power company, connected 3.48 GW of solar to the grid at seven sites in the final week of December. The projects include China’s largest floating ...