What is the location of the Three Gorges Dam?

Question

"You should do it yourself" - I am! I'm not going to use what you write, word for word. I've already researched it but I need a little more information.

I'm struggling with the direction (North, East, South, West - like where the dam is from a certain place) so if you could just mention that, I'd be heaps grateful.

And, you can make it basic or complex as you want... I Just need some information.

Thanks in advance... Keep in mind the 2 or 12 points!

Answer 1

On the Yangtze R.  in the Province of Hubei, China close to the city Yichang. By examing  the various maps, it appears that the dam faces south-east.

To start off with here are a couple of maps so you can see where the dam is located:

http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/...

http://www.chinaodysseytours.com/yangtze...

(map #4)

China Three Gorges Project

http://www.ctgpc.com/

Three Gorges Dam Project

http://www.chinapac.com/06NewsEvents/Thr...

China's Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe?

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chin...

Three Gorges Case Study

http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/sijpkes/a...

THE DAM

http://www.discoveryangtze.com/Yangtzedi...

I've given you a list of good sites that will have loads of information. It will be your job to read through and gather up the information, the  facts and ideas you need for your research paper.

I guess you would like this site as well, however I'm not a fan of it but that really doesn't matter.

Three Gorges Dam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorge...

Answer 2

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Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam

Official name 长江三峡大坝

Impounds Yangtze River

Creates Three Gorges Reservoir

Locale Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei, China

Maintained by China Three Gorges Dam Project

Length 2,335 metres (7,661 ft)

Height 101 metres (331 ft) from river level (185 metres (607 ft) from sea level)

Width (at base) 115 metres (377.3 ft)

Construction began 1994-12-14

Construction Cost Estimated 180 billion yuan (25 billion U.S. dollars)

Reservoir information

Capacity 39.3 cu km

(9.43 cu mi)

Catchment area 1,000,000 km² (386,102 sq mi)

Bridge information

Carries 598

Geographical Data

Coordinates [show location on an interactive map] 30°49′48″N 111°0′36″E / 30.83, 111.01

The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 长江三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 長江三峽大壩; pinyin: Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dà Bà) is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei, China. It is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. The total electric generating capacity of the dam will reach 22,500 megawatts.[1] Several generators are yet to be installed; the dam is not expected to become fully operational until about 2011.[2]

As with many dams, there is a debate over costs and benefits. Although there are potential economic benefits such as flood control and hydroelectric power, there are also concerns about the relocation of people who have been or will be displaced by the rising waters; siltation that could limit the dam's useful life; loss of numerous valuable archaeological and cultural sites; and the adverse effects of increased pollution upon the regional ecosystem.[3]

Answer 3

China