International Rivers

Africa > Nile Basin, Egypt > Aswan High Dam
The dam, known as Saad el Aali in Arabic, was completed in 1970 after ten years of work.

Asia > China > Three Gorges Dam
The reservoir was filled to 135 meters above sea level in June 2003. The dam was completed in October 2006, and the reservoir water will reach its final level of 175 meters in 2009.

Latin America › Amazon Basin, Brazil › Madeira River
Current cost to build Madeira dams is 129% greater than originally planned.

Background Information: International Rivers
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