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The Largest Dam in the World

The largest dam in the world is Three Gorges Dam, Hubei Province, China.

Three Georges Dam It is regarded as one of the largest man-made things in the world. And it is China’s largest project after the Great Wall of China. It was built to block the Yangtze River. which is one of the longest rivers in the world It is located in Yiling City, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China.

The Three Gorges Dam is huge. That is to say, the length of the dam ridge is 2,335 meters, width 40 meters (base width 115 meters) and height 181 meters, capable of generating enormous amounts of electricity, 22,500 megawatts, with a water storage area of ​​approximately 1,000,000 square kilometers (almost twice the area of ​​Thailand ) . The total construction budget was 26 billion US dollars.