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Three Gorges Project and Dam - China (9)

Three Gorges Project and Dam (Yichang, China, 2002-2007). Concrete gravity dam.

Length:  2300 m
Height: 181 m.
Powerplant: 32 Francis turbines (700 MW each)

Scale model of a 700 MW Francis turbine on 20 Oct. 2004.

© Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia