As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...

But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even make the problem worse in the long term.

The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectric power, but it also serves to control flooding and improve navigation ...

The Three Gorges Dam largest hydropower complex built to generate electric power and manage the floods of Yangtze River, in ...

a Chinese engineer who now lives overseas after criticising China's construction of the Three Gorges Dam. "China's flood control network has a pecking order of protection giving priority to big ...

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 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 ...

It holds the title as the world's largest man-made reservoir by volume, dwarfing China's Three Gorges Dam four times ... electric power. The dam's initial flood brought rich nutrients from ...

In July 2012, the last of 32 generators went into operation at the Three Gorges Dam, located in Hubei Province, China. As the world’s largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam—capable of ...

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 ...