- A
dam is a
barrier that
stops or
restricts the flow of
surface water or
underground streams.
Reservoirs created by
dams not only
suppress floods but also...
- Look up
Dam,
dam, or
dams in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
dam is a
barrier obstructing flowing water.
Dam may also
refer to:
Dam,
Bhutan Dam, Gennep...
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Hoover Dam is a
concrete arch-gravity
dam in the
Black Canyon of the
Colorado River, on the
border between the U.S.
states of
Nevada and Arizona. Constructed...
- ecosystems, and
siltation and
erosion patterns.
While dams can
ameliorate the
risks of flooding,
dam failure can be catastrophic. In 2021,
global installed...
- an
American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rob Van
Dam (frequently
abbreviated to RVD).
Known for his
unique ring style—which includes...
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Itaipu Dam (Guarani:
Yjoko Itaipu [itajˈpu]; Portuguese:
Barragem de
Itaipu [itajˈpu]; Spanish:
Represa de Itaipú [itajˈpu]) is a
hydroelectric dam on the...
-
Nangal Dam is
another dam at
Nangal in
Punjab downstream of
Bhakra Dam. However,
sometimes both the
dams together are
called Bhakra-Nangal
Dam though...
- The
Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝;
traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a
hydroelectric gravity dam that
spans the Yangtze...
- The
Aswan Dam, or
Aswan High
Dam, is one of the world's
largest embankment dams,
which was
built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt,
between 1960 and 1970...
- (/ˈrɛzərvwɑːr/; from
French réservoir [ʁezɛʁvwaʁ]) is an
enlarged lake
behind a
dam,
usually built to
store fresh water,
often doubling for
hydroelectric power...
