frank1538 Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer...c=www.yahoo.com It takes a while to load (at least on my computer) and you have to watch a short promo, but the blow up of the temporary dam is pretty impressive. Link to comment
Guest ShaQuaNew Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer...c=www.yahoo.com It takes a while to load (at least on my computer) and you have to watch a short promo, but the blow up of the temporary dam is pretty impressive.222082[/snapback]That entire project rivals the Great Wall. It took the most incredible engineering and human drive to first comprehend, then, complete. Link to comment
jim_julian Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 ... and a million displaced people if I recall ... Link to comment
Dennis143 Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 ... and a million displaced people if I recall ...222171[/snapback]Construction began in 1993. Reservoir due to be filled by 2009 ¡P Up to 1.2m people to be moved ¡P About 100,000 already resettled ¡P $8bn already spent on construction. Final bill to total about $24.6bn ¡P $4.8bn allocated to upgrade waste control in five Yangtze provinces over next 10 years ¡P Dam will be 170-185 metres high ¡P Reservoir to stretch for 400 miles at depth of 80 metres ¡P 84.7bn kw/h of power to be produced each year http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/1-21-2002-9491.asp Link to comment
Guest ShaQuaNew Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 ¡P 84.7bn kw/h of power to be produced each year http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/1-21-2002-9491.asp222202[/snapback] It rather dwarfs Hoover Dam....! By 1961 all 17 generators at Hoover were operating, making two million kilowatts of energy. Sales of this power had recovered the cost of building the dam by 1985. Hoover continues to produce about 3.5 million kilowatt-hours (KWH) a year. Using the California household rate of 10 cents per KWH, Hoover's production generates $350 million annually for government coffers. Not a bad investment for a $50 million dam. The Davis and Parker damns, below Hoover, have added a million and a half KWH yearly to the nations power production. Clearly, cheap power was the key to opening the West to industry. Link to comment
Dan R Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Travelling up the river two years ago was an amazing experience. The relocations will have a variety of impacts on people and environment. I saw homes that had been relocated from river's edge to the tops of mountains with clouds swirling around them. these will be above the new river level. Fish may be effected also since different fish thrive at different depths. The river is several times deeper in some areas than before. The river dolphin may have already become extinct during construction or if there are a few could revive with the new depths. The Sturgeon are the largest fish there and they can grow over 10 feet long. Mountains have been swallowed, others are now hills. Some banks can not be seen from the other side since the river covered mountains and filled across multiple valleys. Truely this is one of man's greatest experiments. It far exceeds the work and impact of the great wall or the pyrimids. Link to comment
Dennis143 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) The Sturgeon are the largest fish there and they can grow over 10 feet long. . Truely this is one of man's greatest experiments. It far exceeds the work and impact of the great wall or the pyrimids.222443[/snapback]This is mind boggling, Dan. 10 ft Sturgeons???? Is that true? Or at least true today? Maybe, if never interfered by humans and allowed to grow, but, 10 ft, today? I am feeling so naive now. This damn dwarfs what was undertaken and accomplished by the Great Wall and the Pyrimids??? I can only suppose it will be on the Discovery Channel as one of those Modern Marvels soon (if not already). Or, did I miss that one? Gee, I can hardly wait for when it aires. Edited June 8, 2006 by Dennis143 (see edit history) Link to comment
Dan R Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 The Sturgeon are the largest fish there and they can grow over 10 feet long. . Truely this is one of man's greatest experiments. It far exceeds the work and impact of the great wall or the pyrimids.222443[/snapback]This is mind boggling, Dan. 10 ft Sturgeons???? Is that true? Or at least true today? Maybe, if never interfered by humans and allowed to grow, but, 10 ft, today? I am feeling so naive now. This damn dwarfs what was undertaken and accomplished by the Great Wall and the Pyrimids??? I can only suppose it will be on the Discovery Channel as one of those Modern Marvels soon (if not already). Or, did I miss that one? Gee, I can hardly wait for when it aires. 222550[/snapback]Indeed mind boggling. Yes 10 foot creatures swim the Changjiang. As for the modern marvel, there have already been two specials made about it. The Wuhan Aquarium has exhibits of sturgeon from 6 inch young to two full grown monsters. http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Aci.../more_info.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-1...tent_270529.htm The Chinese Sturgeon is larger than the Yangtze Sturgeon. According to the article I did not see full grown as those can reach 15 feet. Yhis is on the river dolphin http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~rowe22/ Link to comment
mercator Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer...c=www.yahoo.com It takes a while to load (at least on my computer) and you have to watch a short promo, but the blow up of the temporary dam is pretty impressive.222082[/snapback]That entire project rivals the Great Wall. It took the most incredible engineering and human drive to first comprehend, then, complete.222112[/snapback]It isnt done yet, but they are about P3 For those of you interested in retir ing in China, I would recommend being in a different river valley, or on a high hillside. I think China is going to have trouble with that thing... Silt being a huge one. Seismic risk (they added billions of tons of water to a fault line!) being another big one... Edited June 8, 2006 by mercator (see edit history) Link to comment
Dennis143 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 The Sturgeon are the largest fish there and they can grow over 10 feet long. . Truely this is one of man's greatest experiments. It far exceeds the work and impact of the great wall or the pyrimids.222443[/snapback]This is mind boggling, Dan. 10 ft Sturgeons???? Is that true? Or at least true today? Maybe, if never interfered by humans and allowed to grow, but, 10 ft, today? I am feeling so naive now. This damn dwarfs what was undertaken and accomplished by the Great Wall and the Pyrimids??? I can only suppose it will be on the Discovery Channel as one of those Modern Marvels soon (if not already). Or, did I miss that one? Gee, I can hardly wait for when it aires. 222550[/snapback]Indeed mind boggling. Yes 10 foot creatures swim the Changjiang. As for the modern marvel, there have already been two specials made about it. The Wuhan Aquarium has exhibits of sturgeon from 6 inch young to two full grown monsters. http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Aci.../more_info.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-1...tent_270529.htm The Chinese Sturgeon is larger than the Yangtze Sturgeon. According to the article I did not see full grown as those can reach 15 feet. Yhis is on the river dolphin http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~rowe22/222556[/snapback]One last question; What would caviar look like from 15 ft Sturgeons? Link to comment
Dan R Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 The Sturgeon are the largest fish there and they can grow over 10 feet long. . Truely this is one of man's greatest experiments. It far exceeds the work and impact of the great wall or the pyrimids.222443[/snapback]This is mind boggling, Dan. 10 ft Sturgeons???? Is that true? Or at least true today? Maybe, if never interfered by humans and allowed to grow, but, 10 ft, today? I am feeling so naive now. This damn dwarfs what was undertaken and accomplished by the Great Wall and the Pyrimids??? I can only suppose it will be on the Discovery Channel as one of those Modern Marvels soon (if not already). Or, did I miss that one? Gee, I can hardly wait for when it aires. 222550[/snapback]Indeed mind boggling. Yes 10 foot creatures swim the Changjiang. As for the modern marvel, there have already been two specials made about it. The Wuhan Aquarium has exhibits of sturgeon from 6 inch young to two full grown monsters. http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Aci.../more_info.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-1...tent_270529.htm The Chinese Sturgeon is larger than the Yangtze Sturgeon. According to the article I did not see full grown as those can reach 15 feet. Yhis is on the river dolphin http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~rowe22/222556[/snapback]One last question; What would caviar look like from 15 ft Sturgeons?222737[/snapback]You would think if there is any quality to the roe China would be marketing it internationally. Smoked Sturgeon is one of the tastiest of fish dishes. Link to comment
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