Also Try Hydroelectric and Wave Power Lesson Plans Three Gorges Dam Lesson (Discovery.com) "For their research students will need materials on dams and dam engineering, as well as a computer with Internet access" 04-06 News -05-19-06 Three Gorges Dam Wall Complete (CNN News) "Chinese workers have completed construction work on the world's largest hydroelectric project, according to reports in state media." 05-06 -06-06-06 Three Gorges Opened (CNN News) "Chinese engineers Tuesday blew up a temporary barrier used during construction of the Three Gorges Dam, unleashing the full force of the Yangtze River upon the world's largest hydroelectric project." 06-06 -06-06-06 Three Gorges and the Environment (ENS-Newswire.com) "Chinese officials and experts have admitted the Three Gorges Dam project has caused an array of ecological ills, including more frequent landslides and pollution, and if preventive measures are not taken, there could be an environmental 'catastrophe.' " 06-06 Papers Three Gorges Dam (CNN News) "China's biggest construction project since the Great Wall generates controversy at home and abroad." 04-06 Three Gorges Dam (PBS.org) "In an effort to control the unpredictable Yangtze River, China is constructing the Three Gorges Dam. But what will be the social and environmental costs of building the multi-billion dollar project? After a background report, a photographer and an author from National Geographic discusses the issue with Elizabeth Farnsworth." 04-06 Three Gorges Dam (Wikipedia.org) "Construction began in 1993. It will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world when completed in 2009. The reservoir began filling on June 1, 2003, and will occupy the present position of the scenic Three Gorges area, between the cities of Yichang, Hubei; and Fuling, Chongqing Municipality." 04-06 Three Gorges Dam Development (IRN.org) "China says that 80 cracks have appeared in the Three Gorges dam, only days after the huge reservoir behind it was filled for the first time." "The reservoir now extends upstream for 219km (350 miles), with a maximum water depth of 135 metres (440ft)." "A failure of the dam could have catastrophic consequences downstream in the fertile and densely populated middle Yangtze valley." 6-03

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