TruemorsThe 175 metre flood line. When the Yangtze is flooded to become a 400 mile long lake in late 2008 this will be the new level of the great river.
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at 01:26 on June 18th, 2008
During a 5 day cruise along the Yangtze River we saw what will happen to the river's level once the Three Gorges Dam is fully operational. Part of the Yangtze upstream of the Dam will become a lake 400 miles long. The water level will rise to the 175 metre line seen in this picture.
We were told that over one million people have died due to flooding along the Yangtze in the past century. It is hoped that the Dam will enable control of river levels. The generation of electricity is an additional benefit.