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Shanghai Beijing CHINA Map area Yangtze River 500 miles 500 km Source: International Rivers Network, Probe International, World Almanac, Embassy of People’s Republic of China (U.S.) Graphic: Chicago Tribune The world’s largest dam Qutang Gorge Wuxia Gorge Xiling Gorge Chongqing Yichang Wanxian Yunyang Wushan Fengjie Zhongxian Changshou Fuling Fengdu Environmental impact Threatened species Include Yangtze dolphin, Chinese sturgeon, finless porpoise Landmarks Scenic deep gorges, about 1,000 archaeological sites submerged Farmland About 60,500 acres (24,500 hectares) of farmland and orchards flooded About 1.3 million people relocated Human toll Length 1.4 mi. (2.3 km) Height 600 ft. (185 m) Reservoir Holds back 20 billion tons of water Energy 85 billion kilowatt hours a year Three Gorges Dam Y a n g t z e R i v e r About 100 towns were submerged © 2007 MCT Direction of river flow Yangtze River 1.3 miles (2.1 km)

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Shanghai

BeijingC H I N A

Map area

Yangtze River

500 miles

500 km

Source: International Rivers Network, Probe International, World Almanac, Embassy of People’s Republic of China (U.S.) Graphic: Chicago Tribune

The world’s largest dam

Qutang Gorge

Wuxia Gorge

Xiling Gorge

Chongqing

YichangWanxian

YunyangWushanFengjie

Zhongxian

Changshou

Fuling

Fengdu

Environmental impactThreatened species Include Yangtze dolphin, Chinese sturgeon, finless porpoise

LandmarksScenic deep gorges, about 1,000 archaeological sites submerged

FarmlandAbout 60,500 acres(24,500 hectares) of farmland and orchards flooded

• About 1.3 million people relocated

Human toll

Length 1.4 mi. (2.3 km)

Height 600 ft. (185 m)Reservoir Holds back 20 billion tons of water

Energy 85 billion kilowatt hours a year

Three Gorges Dam

Yan

gt

ze River

• About 100 towns were submerged

© 2007 MCT

Direction of river flow

Yangtze River

1.3 miles

(2.1 km)