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Currently the world's largest concrete dam is the Itaipu Dam, an accomplishment of two neighboring countries, Brazil and Paraguay in South America.
Though it isn't finished yet, the Three Gorges (or Sandapong) Dam on the Yangtze River in China will take over as the largest upon its completion, which is slated for 2009.
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AnswerIt is the Three Gorges Dam on the upper Yangtze River in China. This dam is still under construction. Here are some interesting facts about it:1. Forty thousand builders will work for 16 years to complete Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.
2. The dam will benefit some two million Chinese by controlling flooding on the lower Yangtze River, generating hydroelectric power, and reducing pollution caused by the burning of coal.
3. The dam may also cause problems, such as causing flooding upstream, possibly causing an earthquake, displacing people, eliminating tourist trade to the area, and destroying important archaeological artifacts. Dai Qing. M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1998. If built according to plan, Three Gorges will become the world's largest dam, submerging 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1,352 villages and requiring the resettlement of 1.9 million people. The dam will also bury hundreds of archeological sites, put several highly endangered species in jeopardy, and forever deface the magnificent beauty of the Three Gorges Region. Dai Qing, a woman investigative journalist and author with a wide following in China and abroad, has assembled this collection of essays assessing the impact of Three Gorges.
Volume (thousands)DamLocationcu mcu ydsYear completedThree GorgesChina39,300,00051,402,459UC08Syncrude TailingsCanada540,000706,320UCChapetónArgentina296,200387,410UCPatiArgentina238,180274,026UCNew Cornelia TailingsUnited States209,500274,0261973TarbelaPakistan121,720159,2101976KambaratinskKyrgyzstan112,200146,758UCFort PeckMontana96,049125,6281940Lower UsumaNigeria93,000121,6441990CipasangIndonesia90,000117,720UCAtatürkTurkey84,500110,5221990Yacyretá-ApipeParaguay/Argentina81,000105,9441998Guri (Raúl Leoni)Venezuela78,000102,0141986RogunTajikistan75,50098,7501985OaheSouth Dakota70,33992,0001963ManglaPakistan65,65185,8721967GardinerCanada65,44085,5921968AfsluitdijkNetherlands63,40082,9271932OrovilleCalifornia59,63978,0081968San LuisCalifornia59,40577,7001967NurekTajikistan58,00075,8611980GarrisonNorth Dakota50,84366,5001956CochitiNew Mexico48,05262,8501975Tabka (Thawra)Syria46,00060,1681976Bennett W.A.C.Canada43,73357,2011967TucuruíiBrazil43,00056,2421984BorucaCosta Rica43,00056,242UCHigh Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali)Egypt43,00056,2421970San RoquePhilippines43,00056,242UCKievUkraine42,84156,0341964Dantiwada Left EmbankmentIndia41,04053,6801965SaratovRussia40,40052,8431967Mission Tailings 2Arizona40,08852,4351973Fort RandallSouth Dakota38,22750,0001953KanevUkraine37,86049,5201976MosulIraq36,00047,0861982KakhovkaUkraine35,64046,6171955ItumbiaraBrazil35,60046,5631980LauwerszeeNetherlands35,57546,5321969BeasIndia35,41846,3251974Oosterschelde
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