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Dam

A dam is a structure that impounds water or restricts its flow. Dams are classified into four basic types: gravity dams are massive structures made of concrete or masonry that rely on their weight to resist the force of impounded water; embankment dams are large earthworks consisting of rocks, clay, sand, soil, or gravel; buttress dams consist of a…

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Dam failure

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Dam

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related to Water scarcity and international conflict · 41
Dam → Algeria, Baglihar Dam, Belgium, Blue Nile, China, Colorado River, Egypt, Ethiopia, Euphrates, GERD, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, In, India, Indus, Indus River, Iraq, Jordan, Karakaya Dam, Kishanganga Dam, Most
related to Post-classical Asia and Middle Ages · 32
Dam → Albert Brahms, Almansa Dam, An, Another, Bazacle, Belgrad Forest, Bohemia, CE, Dams, Elche Dam, Europe, European, France, In Europe, Iran, Istanbul, It, Jacob Leupold, Japan, Johann Silberschlag
related to Antiquity · 27
Dam → Afengtang Reservoir, Amman, An, Around, BCE, Beginning, Cairo, China, Eflatun Pınar, Egyptians, Great Dam, In Sri Lanka, Jawa Dam, Jordan, Kafara, Marib, Sabaean, Sadd, Some, Sunshu Ao
related to Roman era · 21
Dam → Antioch, Band-e Kaisar, BCE, CE, Hispania, Justinian, Karun River, One, Persian, Proserpina Dam, Roman, Romans, Shapur, Some Roman, Spain, Subiaco Dam, The Iron Gate, The Roman Empire, The Romans, Turkey
related to Industrial Revolution · 20
Dam → Alexandre Collin, Augustine DeSazilly, Britain, Charles-Augustin, Coulomb, Enfer, François Zola, French, Glencorse Dam, Gouffre, Important, In, In Australia, In France, India, Mir Alam Dam, Parramatta Dam, The, The French, These
related to Aesthetics · 19
Dam → After WWII, An, Aswan High Dam, Bratsk Dam, British, Charles Fowler, China, Egypt, Fowler, Hoover Dam, In, Nicholas Schnitter, Notable, O'Shaughnessy Dam, Roosevelt Dam, The Swiss, Three Gorges Dam, US, USSR
has impact · 18
Dam → Aral Sea, Dams, Desertification, During, EIA, Hoover Dam, In, Iran, Mitigations, Nurek Dam, Rivers, Sediment, Soviet Union, Tajikistan, The, The EIA, They, US
related to Art and culture · 18
Dam → Bratsk Dam, Britain's RAF, DamNation, Dams, Dnieper Dam, Germany, Gustav Klutsis, In, Isaak Brodsky, Kayrakkum Dam, Mingachevir Dam, Möhne Dam, Soviet, The, The Dam Busters, The Patagonia, Their, WWII
related to Modern era · 18
Dam → After WWII, Aswan High Dam, China, Grout, Hoover Dam, In, Nile River, Notable, Nurek Dam, Pakistan, Some, Tajikistan, Tarbela Dam, The, This, Three Gorges Dam, US, Western Europe
related to Dam removal · 15
Dam → Between, Elwha Dam, Elwha River, Glines Canyon Dam, In, Iron Gate Dam, Klamath River, Native Americans, North America, One, Over, Pacific, The, US, When

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Damis astructure that impounds water or restricts its flow0.90text
Damis abarrier that retains water0.90text
Damis aembankment dam0.90text
Damis acurved concrete structure that transfers the force of the impounded water horizontally into the valley walls0.90text
Damis anatural dam formed by a rockslide that slides into a valley and blocks the flow of a river0.90text
Damis adam that impounds tailings0.90text
rockslidesinstance ofnatural dams are barriers created by processes0.80text
lava flowsinstance ofnatural dams are barriers created by processes0.80text
or by the dam-building behavior of beavers.A rockslide dam is a natural dam formed by a rockslide that slides into a valleyinstance ofnatural dams are barriers created by processes0.80text
blocks the flow of a riverinstance ofnatural dams are barriers created by processes0.80text
forming a lake on the upstream sideinstance ofnatural dams are barriers created by processes0.80text
irrigationinstance ofSocio-economic impactsDams can provide significant benefits to a community through their primary functions0.80text

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