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- Dam | Definition, History, Types, Environmental Impacts, Examples . . .
dam, structure built across a stream, a river, or an estuary to retain water Dams are built to provide water for human consumption, for irrigating arid and semiarid lands, or for use in industrial processes
- Dam - Wikipedia
Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions Ancient dams were built in Mesopotamia, the Middle East, and China for water control
- Dams - National Geographic Society
A dam is a structure built across a stream or river to hold water back Dams can be used to store water, control flooding, and generate electricity
- US Dams Interactive Map: Comprehensive Guide to America’s Water . . .
Explore 92 000+ US dams on an interactive map Filter by state and hazard level Click any dam for height, operator, and National Inventory of Dams data Free
- Types of Dams - US Society on Dams
A dam consisting of a watertight part supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses A buttress dam can take many forms, such as a flat slab or a massive head buttress
- Watersheds and Reservoirs - Metro Vancouver
North Vancouver's Capilano Watershed supplies a third of the region's drinking water The Capilano Reservoir is contained by the Cleveland Dam (constructed 1954), also operated by Metro Vancouver Visitors can see the reservoir from Cleveland Dam at the north end of Capilano River Regional Park
- Dams 101 | Association of State Dam Safety
Water is one of our most precious resources; our lives depend on it Throughout the history of humankind, people have built dams to maximize use of this vital resource Dams provide a life-sustaining resource to people in all regions of the United States
- Chapter 01: Understanding Dams - Dam Atlas
Dams operate in a range of ways depending on their intended purpose Two common types of dams are run-of-river dams and detention dams, also known as storage dams The vast majority of the dams in Narragansett Bay and corresponding coastal watersheds are run-of-river dams
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