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 | The Three Gorges Dam Tourist center. The view is to the south. |
 | Worker on the side of the dam face. |
 | Exploding the temporary cofferdam. |
 | View through the power generation facility. |
 | Purging the reservoir. |
 | Debris left after evacuating one of the many villages in the path of the reservoir. |
 | The billboard in the background warns of the impending water level. The tents seen here are occupied by those awaiting relocation. |
 | Remains of a town. During the relocation process, unoccupied buildings and houses are destroyed to discourage use as shelter and to minimize future danger to passing ships. |
 | Massive metal doors dividing sections of the lock. |
 | Up to 10,000 tons can be handles in the lock systems. |
 | The locks have been operational since June, 2005. |
 | Satellite view of the construction site at two different phases of the process: 17 July 2000 (top) and 15 May 2006 (bottom). |
 | View of the dam from the reservoir side. |
 | Purging water from the cofferdam. |
 | The city of Wan Xian. The line in the photograph shows just how high the water level will rise. |
 | Aerial view of the construction site. |
 | Purging a massive amount of water from a flood that occurred in 2004. The test of nature proved that the dam is effective at flood control. |
 | The Yangtze river prior to reservoir filling. The buildings at the top of the hill are for relocated residents. When the Reservoir is filled, they will be riverfront property. |
 | Fishing on the east side of the dam, known as the 'Lower Yangtze River'. |
 | The Three Gorges prior to dam construction. |
 | The Three Gorges prior to dam construction. |
 | The construction site from space. The reservoir can be seen on the left of the picture. |
 | Artist's conception of the completed dam. |
 | Artist's conception of the completed dam. |
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