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Where is the Three Gorges Dam in Chongqing?

Chongqing Three Gorges Dam is located in Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province. According to the query Baidu Map, the Three Gorges Dam is located in the Three Gorges Dam area of Sandouping Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province. Located in Xilingxia reach, the main stream of the Yangtze River, at the eastern end of the Three Gorges Reservoir, it controls a drainage area of about 1 million square kilometers. It was built in 1994, integrating flood control, power generation, shipping and water resources utilization. It is the main project of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station, the core landscape of the Three Gorges Dam tourist area and one of the largest water control projects in the world today. The Three Gorges Dam is mainly composed of water retaining and flood discharging main dam, power generation building and navigation structure, including a concrete gravity dam, flood sluice, a dam-back hydropower station, a permanently navigable five-stage ship lock and a ship lift. From right to left, the dam sections are arranged as follows: right bank non-overflow dam section, right powerhouse dam section, flood discharge dam section, left powerhouse dam section and left bank non-overflow dam section.