Introduction of Three Gorges Dam Benefits

The Three Gorges Dam benefits include flood control, power generation, and navigation and so on.

Introduction of Three Gorges Dam Benefits – Flood Control

"The Jinjiang River is the steepest part on the Yangtze River". The Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain, where Jinjing River flows by, are very rich. As one of the richest areas along the Yangtze River, the Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain are grain depot, cotton mountain, oil sea, hometown of fish and rice. They are important grain and cotton and aquatic products base. The flood control problem in Jinjiang River is one of the most serious and obvious in the middle and down stream of the Yangtze River. The normal water impounding level of Three Gorges Reservoir is 175 meters, while flood control capacity is 22.15 billion cubic meters. It offers effective guarantee to the flood control of Jinjiang River. It has important function about the flood control in middle and down stream of the Yangtze River.

Introduction of Three Gorges Dam Benefits – Power Generation

The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is the largest electric power plant in the world. The total installed capacity of Three Gorges Hydropower Station is 1.820 million KW, and annual power generation capacity reached 84.7 billion KWH. If count the electricity which generated by Three Gorges Hydropower Station based on 0.18 to 0.21 KWh, the annual income of electricity can reach 18.1 billion to 21.9 billion RMB. The income not only can pay the debt to state, but also can pay large amount of tax.

Introduction of Three Gorges Dam Benefits – Navigation

The Three Gorges Project is located on the conjunction place of the upstream and middle stream of the Yangtze River. The geographical position of Three Gorges Dam is wonderful. It not only can channelize the river course between Sandouping to Chongqing for the upper side, but also can increase the flow rate in downstream of the Yangtze River below Gezhouba Dam in dry season. It can relatively fully improve the navigation condition between Chongqing and Wuhan, to meet the shipping industry development requirement for the upstream and downstream of the Yangtze River.