- 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...
- an
American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rob Van
Dam (frequently
abbreviated to RVD). He is
currently making appearances for All...
- A
dam failure or
dam burst is a
catastrophic type of
structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and
uncontrolled release of
impounded water...
- ecosystems, and
siltation and
erosion patterns.
While dams can
ameliorate the
risks of flooding,
dam failure can be catastrophic. In 2021,
global installed...
- (/ˈrɛzərvwɑːr/; from
French réservoir [ʁezɛʁvwaʁ]) is an
enlarged lake
behind a
dam,
usually built to
store fresh water,
often doubling for
hydroelectric power...
-
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
Aswan Dam, or more
specifically since the 1980s, the
Aswan High
Dam, is one of the world's
largest embankment dams,
which was
built across the Nile...
-
Millennium Dam and
sometimes referred to as the
Hidase Dam (Amharic: ሕዳሴ ግድብ, romanized: Hidāsē Gidib, Oromo:
Hidha Hidāsē), is a
gravity dam on the Blue...