- 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...
- 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...
- ecosystems, and
siltation and
erosion patterns.
While dams can
ameliorate the
risks of flooding,
dam failure can be catastrophic. In 2021,
global installed...
-
Szatkowski (born
December 18, 1970)
better known by his ring name Rob Van
Dam (frequently
abbreviated to RVD) is an
American professional wrestler. Known...
- A
buttress dam or
hollow dam is a
dam with a solid, water-tight
upstream side that is
supported at
intervals on the
downstream side by a
series of buttresses...
- man-made
dams by
volume of fill/structure. A
dam is
generally defined as a
barrier that
impounds water or
underground flows, so
tailings dams are relegated...
-
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...
- was an
attack on
German dams carried out on the
night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617
Squadron RAF
Bomber Command,
later called the
Dam Busters,
using special...
