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How long is the Three Gorges Dam?

The total length is approximately 2309.5 meters. The barrage dam is a concrete gravity dam with a total length of 2309.5 meters along the dam axis, a dam crest elevation of 185 meters, and a maximum dam height of 181 meters. It is mainly composed of a spillway dam section, a left and right bank powerhouse dam section, and a non-overflow dam section. The Three Gorges Dam is located in the Three Gorges Dam Tourist Area, Sandouping Town, Sandouping Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province. It is located in the Xiling Gorge section of the main stream of the Yangtze River and at the eastern end of the Three Gorges Reservoir. It controls a drainage area of ??about 1 million square kilometers. Founded in 1994, it integrates flood control, power generation, shipping, water resources utilization, etc. 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 conservancy hub buildings in the world today. The Three Gorges Dam can improve the shipping conditions of the Yangtze River, increase the annual one-way navigation capacity of the Yangtze River from 10 million tons to 50 million tons, and reduce transportation costs by 35% to 37%. In December 2015, the Three Gorges Dam was selected as one of the 30 best new tourist attractions in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.