Now, the nearly still waters of Nagasa Cove reflect the surrounding mountains, and nearby waterfalls feed the river at the back of the beach.

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The channels will not feed into the Yellow River, but will pass under the river in specially built underground channels.

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When Belo gets built, around 20, 000 will have to relocate, hundreds of acres of virgin forest will be flooded, and the Amazon tributary, the Xingu River, will be diverted to feed the turbines that will potentially generate 11, 200 megawatts of electricity if all goes swimmingly well.

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