Gezhouba Dam

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The Gezhouba Dam is a significant hydroelectric power station and water control facility located on the Yangtze River near Yichang, China. Construction began in the 1970s and 1980s, and it was China's largest hydroelectric facility until the completion of the Three Gorges Dam. The Gezhouba Dam plays a role in regulating the Yangtze's flow and generating electricity.1

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Yangtze River
Hydroelectric power
…ambitious project completed was the Gezhouba hydroelectric dam above Yichang, which was the first structure to block the flow of the Yangtze. Gezhouba was superseded by the massive Three Gorges Dam project. At the time of the Three Gorges Dam’s completion in 2006, it was the largest dam structure in…
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…ambitious project completed was the Gezhouba hydroelectric dam above Yichang, which was the first structure to block the flow of the Yangtze. Gezhouba was superseded by the massive Three Gorges Dam project. At the time of the Three Gorges Dam’s completion in 2006, it was the largest dam structure in…
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The Gezhouba Dam, a key water-control facility and large hydroelectric power station on the Yangtze, was constructed in the 1970s and ’80s in the Yichang area. It remained China’s largest hydroelectric facility until the completion of the Three Gorges Dam project. Construction on that massive undertaking…
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The Gezhouba Dam, a key water-control facility and large hydroelectric power station on the Yangtze, was constructed in the 1970s and ’80s in the Yichang area. It remained China’s largest hydroelectric facility until the completion of the Three Gorges Dam project. Construction on that massive undertaking…
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