Gezhou Dam(葛洲坝) is located in Jianghan Plain near City of Yichang(宜昌). This is the end of the magnificent Three Gorges of Yangtze River(长江
). This section of the Yangtze River are wider and the water in much calmer.
Gezhou Dam is once a little island. It divided the Yangtze River into three flow ways. The two big gates of Gezhou Dam are higher than 20 people stand on top of each other and bigger than a basketball field. They are called "the greatest gate in the world".
The dam is 2561 meters long, 70 meters high and 30 meters wide. It has 27 sluices and it can release water with the speed of 110,000 cube meters per second. It can control 1,000,000 square kilometers water area, which is the half of Yangtze River's total capacity. This is the largest dam in China, also largest in the world.
The dam was accomplished in 1988. It is a constructed with many functions; it will utilize the sources of Yangtze River such as power generation, shipping, releasing the flood and irrigation. When completed, the water level are 20 meters higher than before, and more than 100 kilometers water can flow back to the upper stream.
Though the Gezhou Dam is not as great as the Three Gorges Dam, it has the same capability as the Three Gorges Dam. Before finishing the tour of the Three Gorges, Gezhou Dam is a graceful scenic spot that can't be ignored.
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