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We approched the entrance of an elevator that would take the ship down 370 feet to the other side of the dam.19 viewsThere are two sets of locks, for much bigger ships, one for each direction. There are five locks in each set. It takes about 4 hours to past these locks. The lift would only take about 40 minutes. The caisson (or chamber) is about 390’ by 60’ wide by 12’ deep. The elevator lifts both the ship and the water it floats on some 370 feet. It can carry about 7 million pounds, including ship and water.
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We visited the Three Gorge Dam Center. Inside has a model of the Dam. This picture shows the elevator (on the left) and the two lock systems (on the right).19 views
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Early next morning, sailing down the Yangtze River, the longest of the three major rivers, the others are the Yellow River and the Pearl River.18 views
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