BEIJING (AP) — The operator of China’s Three Gorges Dam says the world’s largest hydropower project has withstood its biggest test, regulating a record amount of floodwater.

China Three Gorges Corp. said Thursday the dam on the Yangtze River operated normally on Tuesday night when 71,200 cubic meters (2.5 million cubic feet) of water per second flowed into its reservoir.

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