Sanmenxia Dam
CountryChina
Height106 m
Year1962
TypeGravity
RiverYellow
About Sanmenxia Dam
The first major dam on the Yellow River. 106 m tall. Quickly silted up due to poor sediment management. Had to be massively modified. A cautionary tale in dam engineering.
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