Name: Dam
Released: 2009-09-08

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S2 · E7 — Dam

S2:E7 · Dam

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Season 2 · Episode 7 · Sep 8, 2009

Filter through the technological leaps forward that have allowed the world's largest hydroelectric dam - the Three Gorges Dam in China - to be built. The Dam harnesses the power of China's great Yangtze River. It is over two kilometres long, towers over 60 storeys high and creates a reservoir 600 kilometres in length. On completion the scheme will be able to generate 22,500 megawatts of power - enough to supply electricity to 60 million people. At its peak, over 25,000 men and women were working round the clock to make what was once Chairman Mao's dream a reality. Explore how this immense project was made possible through a series of breakthroughs on six landmark dams - including the Hoover Dam in America. Each features a major technological innovation that allowed engineers to create bigger dams to generate ever more hydroelectric power.

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Big, Bigger, Biggest

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200850m6.8

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Dam

Season 2 · Episode 7 · Sep 8, 2009

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