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• 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 — 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 removal — Teton Dam Failure Dam removal is the process of removing out dated, dangerous, or ecologically damaging dams from river systems. There are thousands of out dated dams in the United States that were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as …   Wikipedia

• York Haven Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= York Haven Dam caption= official name= York Haven Hydro Station crosses= Susquehanna River reservoir= Frederic Lake locale= Central Pennsylvania, U.S. maint= York Haven Power Company length= 8,000 foot (2,438 m)cite web |url …   Wikipedia

• Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania — Infobox Settlement official name = Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Borough motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = 150x100px image shield = shield size = image blank… …   Wikipedia

• Rindge Dam — The 100 foot Rindge Dam is located in Malibu Creek State Park, about 3 miles from the coast of Malibu, California. It is below Malibu Canyon Road, beneath the Sheriff s Memorial, and goes unnoticed by most who drive on the road due to it being… …   Wikipedia

• Granby Dam — The Granby Dam is an earthfill dam that dams the Colorado River 5.5 miles Northeast of Granby, Colorado in Grand County, Colorado. This 298 foot tall dam was constructed between 1941 and 1950 and has a drainage area of 311 square miles. The… …   Wikipedia

• Guri Dam — ▪ dam, Venezuela officially  Embalse Raúl Leoni        hydroelectric project and reservoir on the Caroní River, Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela, on the site of the former village of Guri (submerged by the reservoir), near the former mouth of the …   Universalium

• Inguri Dam — ▪ dam, Georgia       world s highest arch dam (completed 1980), located on the Inguri River in western Georgia near the point at which the river leaves the Caucasus Mountains on its way to the Black Sea. It is a huge 892 foot (272 metre ) tall… …   Universalium

• Ocoee Dam No. 3 — Ocoee Dam No. 3, circa 1945 Official name Ocoee Dam Number 3 Location Polk County, Tennessee, USA Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Croton Dam (Michigan) — This article is about the dam on the Muskegon River in Michigan. For the dam on the Croton River in New York, see New Croton Dam. Croton Dam Croton Dam and Hydroelectric Plant Official name Croton Hydroe …   Wikipedia