# China's enormous Three Gorges Dam

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**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-enormous-three-gorges-dam/919148 "2020-08-27T13:20:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-enormous-three-gorges-dam/919148/1 "2020-08-27T13:20:08Z")

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Previous threads:

> [@Current status of the Three Gorges Dam in China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-status-of-the-three-gorges-dam-in-china/270728):
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> I did a brief Google search, but I couldn’t find any recent (from this year) information. Everyone just have projections and estimates for where construction will be. Where can I get some more concrete information on the progress?

> [@What would happen if the Three Gorges Dam collapsed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-three-gorges-dam-collapsed/516692):
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> I’m just curious, but what would happen if the Three Gorges Dam in China suffered a catastrophic collapse? I don’t know how such a collapse could happen, but let’s just say for the sake of argument that the dam suddenly bursts. How many would die? How much damage would be done? What would the long-terms effects be? How would the world outside China be affected? I’ve seen a few websites speculating on such a disaster and the consensus is that the results wouldn’t be pretty. So what’s the SDMB’s …

And an interesting CNN article on its shortcomings and problems:  
[https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-three-gorges-dam-intl-hnk-dst/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-three-gorges-dam-intl-hnk-dst/index.html)

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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-enormous-three-gorges-dam/919148/2 "2020-08-27T14:37:43Z")

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Those pictures of water being released are TERRIFYING.

~VOW

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-enormous-three-gorges-dam/919148/3 "2020-08-27T14:43:25Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KL_Z8ZRs0yc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Floods in China are Worse Than You Think - Episode #31") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL_Z8ZRs0yc)

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-enormous-three-gorges-dam/919148/4 "2020-08-27T14:44:50Z")

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It’s interesting that 1/3 of the voting legislature in China didn’t vote for it because it was proposed to them without any time to research it.