The Three Gorges Dam, spanning the Yangtze River in China, is the world’s largest hydropower project. While it generates ...

At least 14 people were killed Saturday in southern China because of seasonal rains and flooding. Three floodgates of the Three Gorges Dam that spans the Yangtze River were opened as the water ...

The Three Gorges Dam in China is not just the largest dam in the world—it's one of the most ambitious engineering projects in ...

Since last month, at least 141 people have died and around 28,000 homes have been damaged in the Yangtze River ... devastating flooding, questions are being raised about the Three Gorges Dam's ...

YICHANG -- At least 3,000 shipborne tourists to the Three ... flood from Yangtze's upper reaches closed down the Three Gorges ship lock on Monday, the local navigation bureau said. The Yangtze ...

Intense flooding has swept thick layers of garbage down the Yangtze River that are threatening to block the gates of the Three Gorges Dam, state media reported Monday. “The large amount of waste ...

which uses the local name for the Yangtze River, on Thursday issued a “blue” flood warning – the lowest level – for the Three Gorges reservoir, Xinhua reported. Water inflow to the ...

Sitting right in the main trunk of Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam acts as the first and central line of defense, drastically reducing flood discharge to the middle and lower reaches of the ...

Photo taken on July 19, 2020 shows floodwater being discharged from the Three Gorges Dam in Central China's Hubei province. The second flood of China's Yangtze River this year has smoothly passed ...

including the Three Gorges Dam, the Egyptian Pyramids, and the Great Wall. One natural wonder China is known for is the Yangtze River, which is the third longest river in the world at 3,915 miles.

But with multiple gauging stations monitoring river flows in the Yangtze basin seeing record-high water levels this summer, some geologists say the limited role of the Three Gorges Dam in flood ...

The worst flooding in six decades ... China have swelled the Yangtze River, triggering the worst flooding in decades and raising concerns about the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest ...