As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...

TVA's dam safety team of engineers and scientists determined the structure was sound after inspecting it post-flood, ...

But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even make the problem worse in the long term.

The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectric power, but it also serves to control flooding and improve navigation ...

a Chinese engineer who now lives overseas after criticising China's construction of the Three Gorges Dam. "China's flood control network has a pecking order of protection giving priority to big ...

The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...

Flood alerts are in place for provinces around ... Officials have warned that huge volumes of water are building up behind the Three Gorges dam - a massive hydroelectric project on the Yangtze.