Talk:Three Gorges Dam

Reservoir surface area: infobox 1,084 km² vs body 1,045 km²

The infobox lists Template:Para (1,084 km²), but the body of the article states the Three Gorges Reservoir "has a total surface area of Template:Cvt" (1,045 km²). The 39 km² gap is far too large to be rounding or unit-conversion artifact — it's about 3.7% of the reservoir.

This may reflect the difference between full-pool surface (175 m elevation) and a lower operating level, but the article doesn't say so. Either the infobox and body need to be using the same definition (and the same source), or the figure quoted in each section should specify the reservoir level it refers to. As it stands, a reader looking up "Three Gorges Reservoir surface area" will see two different answers depending on which section they read first. Rome (talk) 01:01, 5 May 2026 (UTC)