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  • control dam — a dam with gates to control water flow from an upstream reservoir or lake …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

  • Dam safety system — Dam safety systems are systems monitoring the state of dams used for hydropower or other purposes. This includes the use of differential GPS and SAR remote sensing to monitor the risks imposed by landslides and subsidence. For large dams… …   Wikipedia

  • Dam — This article is about structures for water impoundment. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). Hoover Dam, a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Lake Mead in the background is impounded by the dam …   Wikipedia

  • dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

  • dam — I UK [dæm] / US noun [countable] Word forms dam : singular dam plural dams 1) a wall built across a river to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to create a lake or to help to produce electric power 2) the mother of an animal such as …   English dictionary

  • Control lock — A control lock, or guard lock differs from a normal canal lock in that its primary purpose is controlling variances in water level rather than raising or lowering vessels. A control lock may also be known as a tide lock where it is used to… …   Wikipedia

  • dam — [12] Dam, appropriately enough for a word related to the human control of water courses, seems to have been borrowed from Middle Dutch dam. It appears to have been a fairly widespread West and East Germanic word, subsequently borrowed into North… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • dam — [12] Dam, appropriately enough for a word related to the human control of water courses, seems to have been borrowed from Middle Dutch dam. It appears to have been a fairly widespread West and East Germanic word, subsequently borrowed into North… …   Word origins

  • Dam —   A structure for impeding and controlling the flow of water in a water course, and which increases the water elevation to create the hydraulic head. The reservoir creates, in effect, stored energy.   ***   A physical barrier constructed across a …   Energy terms

  • dam —   a large wall or earth barrier used to block a river valley. Purpose may be to store water, control flooding and/or generate electricity …   Geography glossary

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