Three Gorges Dam water turbines in the underground plant began production. The ship lift was complete in December 2015. Each main water turbine has a capacity of 700 MW. The dam body was completed in 2006. Coupling the dam's 32 main turbines with two smaller generators (50 MW each) to power the plant itself, the total electric generating capacity of the dam is 22,500 MW. As well as producing electricity, the dam is intended to increase the Yangtze River's shipping capacity and reduce the potential for floods downstream by providing flood storage space. China regards the project as monumental as well as a
Oymapinar Dam built in 1984 it was the third largest dam in Turkey. As more dams have been built, it is the fifth largest. Because of the arch design, the force of water pushing against the dam compacts the dam and strengthens it. The weight of the dam structure pushes it down firmly into the underlying rock. This design is ideal for dams built in rocky narrow gorges. The dam was designed in the USSR and built by Bilfinger Berger and completed in 1984. Oymapinar Dam Oymapinar Dam is an arch dam built on the Manavgat river in Turkey in 1984. It