Its effects on human society are also significant. For example, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China will create a 600 km long reservoir, which will be used for hydropower generation. Its construction required the displacement and displacement of more than a million people, the loss of many valuable archaeological and cultural sites, and significant environmental change. An estimated 40-80 million people worldwide have been physically displaced from their homes as a result of dam construction to date.
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