Three Gorges Dam freshwater and terrestrial animal species. Freshwater fish are especially affected by dams due to changes in the water temperature and flow regime. Many other fish are hurt in the turbine blades of the hydroelectric plants as well. This is particularly detrimental to the ecosystem of the region because the Yangtze River basin is home to 361 different fish species and accounts for twenty-seven percent of all endangered freshwater fish species in China. Other aquatic species have been endangered by the dam, particularly the baiji, or Chinese river dolphin, now extinct. In fact, Government Chinese scholars even claim that the Three
Grand Inga Dam Grand Inga Dam The Grand Inga Dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Congo River at Inga Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The proposed dam is the fourth and largest of the Inga dams, from Inga-I, from Inga-II, and from the proposed Inga-III. The dam has an expected generating capacity of , with 52 turbines each with a capacity of . This is close to twice the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, which is currently known as the largest energy-generating body ever built. Inga Falls on the Congo River is a group of rapids (or