China’s 3 Gorges Dam hits maximum capacity

Associated Press, by Staff Posted By: NorthernDog- Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:44:03 GMT Beijing '' The water level at China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower plant, reached its maximum capacity earlier this month, meaning that the decades'old project is generating its maximum amount of power for the first time. The reservoir's water level hit its maximum height of 175 meters (574 feet) at 9 a.m. according to its operator, the China Three Gorges Project Corp.

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