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How far inland can oceangoing freighters travel because of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir?
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Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam spanning the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) near Yichang, Hubei province, China.
The Three Gorges Dam has created an immense deepwater reservoir that allows oceangoing freighters to travel 2,250 km (1,400 miles) inland from Shanghai on the East China Sea to the inland city of Chongqing.1