Three Gorges Dam

Overview

One can not talk about Three Gorges Dam without mentioning the Yangtze Gorges. The Yangtze Gorges lies in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and form a common boundary for Hubei province, Sichuan province and Chongqing city. It arches across Fengjie county and Mt. Wu of Chongqing city, five counties of Hubei province and Yichang city. It begins in the west from Baidi City in Fengjie County and ends at Nanjin pass in Yichang city, Hubei province, a distance of 192 kilometers. Yangtze River plunges through Mt. Wu, Huangling Temple and Bamianshan mountainous region which result from Yanshan Movement. Therefore, such three huge gorges as Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge and Daning River Dale and Xiangxi Dale came into being. "Three Gorges"are deemed as their general name.

The Three Gorges is an area of huge cliffs and high mountains with the Yangtze winding its way though on it progress toward the sea. The gorges are usually 250 meters to 350 meters wide with the narrowest point being about 100 meters wide. The high mountains and deep gorges, form an area of about 1 million square meters’ water from the upper reaches of Yangtze River, producing rapid torrents and annual average runoff of more than 450 billion cubic meters. Being one of the largest gorges in the world, the Three Gorges provides abundant water resources for China.

Features
One of the largest gorges in the world Providing abundant water resources for China