What benefits has the Three Gorges Dam brought to the country since its completion?

From the preparation of the Three Gorges Dam to the completion of the Three Gorges Dam in 2006, the voices against the construction of the Three Gorges Dam have never stopped, and the academic discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam has never been conclusive.

Many people think that the construction of the Three Gorges Dam may aggravate the occurrence of local natural disasters, impoundment may induce earthquakes, erosion and landslides around the dam may also pollute the local water quality, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam may affect the growth of some organisms and even lead to their extinction. Others think that once the dam breaks, the consequences will be unimaginable and there will be many other hazards. However, despite these dangers, the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has many advantages.

1. The Three Gorges Dam can prevent floods and store water, and control floods very effectively.

The distribution of precipitation in China is very uneven. The Yangtze River from Yibin to Wuhan is an aboveground river. According to historical statistics, there will be a flood in this area in less than ten years. After the completion of the Three Gorges Project, the huge adjustment of reservoir capacity can effectively improve the downstream flood control standards and effectively delay river siltation. After the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, the once-in-a-decade flood can be postponed to once in a hundred years. When the Three Gorges Project was built, the flood control storage capacity was about 2.210.50 billion cubic meters, and the maximum flood storage capacity could be reduced by 27,000-33,000 cubic meters per second, making it an excellent flood control dam.

2. The power generation function of the Three Gorges Dam.

The annual power generation of the Three Gorges Dam is about 84.7 billion kWh, ranking first in the world, providing electricity for countless families. If the dam had not been built at that time, many families might have no electricity available at that time.

3. Drought resistance function of Three Gorges Dam.

Because when the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are facing serious drought disasters, the Three Gorges Dam can increase the water discharge and alleviate or alleviate the drought disasters in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The Three Gorges has many advantages, such as increasing local tourism.

But whether the Three Gorges Dam has great advantages or disadvantages. Time will tell.