What is the total length of the Three Gorges Dam?

The total length of the Three Gorges Dam is 2309 meters, and the design elevation of the dam crest is 1.85 meters. According to the needs of flood control, power generation, shipping and resettlement, the dam will be built in stages on the left bank and the right bank. The actual pouring height of the Three Gorges Dam is 18 1 m, and the whole dam concrete is 1665438+ million cubic meters.

The completion of the Three Gorges Dam ahead of schedule will raise the water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir from the current 135 meters to 156 meters one year ahead of schedule, which will greatly improve the power generation capacity of the Three Gorges units, and the daily power generation capacity of each unit will increase by nearly 3 million kWh.