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Top 10 Largest Dams of the World

Man made dams represent some of the most incredible architectural feats in the world today. While most dams were designed to impound or retain water, others (like floodgates and levees) are often used to control water flow into certain areas. Regardless of how they’re used no one will question the sheer power and force each [...]

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Three Gorges Dam – World’s Largest Hydroelectric

The Three Gorges Dam is a Chinese hydroelectric river dam which spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province, China. As of 2007, it is the largest hydroelectric river dam in the world, more than five times the size of the Hoover Dam.

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