In the past, the Yarkand River in Xinjiang would flood annually during the rainy season, causing destruction to infrastructure, submerging farmland, and engulfing homes and villages. Bubishare, a ...

Additionally, the Three Gorges Dam features a massive reservoir that extends 370 miles upstream from the river and approximately holds 39.3 billion cubic meters of water. What’s interesting about the ...

Located in the Karakorum Mountain Valley, the Aratax water conservation project, known as the "Xinjiang's Three ... the towering dam can withstand the turbulent floodwaters in a reservoir with ...

Silt accumulation will not be a problem for the massive reservoir of the Three Gorges dam project, Chinese officials said here on Tuesday. Wushan County plans to make full use of its rich tourism ...

A huge £8bn dam in China stands almost as tall as the iconic Eiffel Tower. The incredible Lianghekou Dam sits on the Yalong ...

Capable of holding a staggering 185 cubic metres of water, the world's largest man-made lake is in crisis as water levels hit ...

In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water ...

like the Three Gorges Dam in China, are built with sluice gates that release sediment from the dam’s base. However, the only way for the system to operate is to drain the reservoir to get the ...