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[[ | [[File:CochraneDam-GTAIII-northwards.jpg|right|thumb|360px|Cochrane Dam, as seen in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]] | ||
The '''Cochrane Dam''' is a large hydroelectric dam located in the northwest corner of [[Shoreside Vale]] in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], which appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. | The '''Cochrane Dam''' is a large hydroelectric dam located in the northwest corner of [[Shoreside Vale]] in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], which appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. | ||
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In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], the dam features prominently in the final story mission [[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]], in which the [[protagonist]], [[Claude]], kills dozens of [[Colombian Cartel]] gang members and their leader [[Catalina]] in a showdown on the lower level of the dam. | In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], the dam features prominently in the final story mission [[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]], in which the [[protagonist]], [[Claude]], kills dozens of [[Colombian Cartel]] gang members and their leader [[Catalina]] in a showdown on the lower level of the dam. | ||
== Influence == | |||
The Cochrane Dam desing is similar to the [[wp:New Croton Dam|New Croton Dam]] in [[wp:Westchester, New York|Westchester]], [[wp:New York|New York]] as other dams, but their main based is [[wp:Bayonne, New jersey|Bayonne]], [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The dam was named after [[Adam Cochrane]], who worked as a 3D artist during the production of Grand Theft Auto III. | *The dam was named after [[Adam Cochrane]], who worked as a 3D artist during the production of Grand Theft Auto III. | ||
*The dam's structure bears a resemblance between the real life Hoover and Grand Parana dams. | *The dam's structure bears a resemblance between the real life Hoover and Grand Parana dams. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
{| align="center" | {| align="center" | ||
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180"> | |<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180"> | ||
CochraneDam- | File:CochraneDam-GTAIII-midsection.jpg|Midsection of the dam, GTA III. | ||
CochraneDam- | File:CochraneDam-GTAIII-top.jpg|The upper level of the dam, with the roadway and dual intake towers in view, GTA III. | ||
File:CochraneDam-GTAIII-aerialview.jpeg|Aerial view of the dam in GTA III. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
|} | |} | ||