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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 — 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

• Chabrouh Dam — The Chabrouh Dam is a dam in Lebanon, 40 kilometers northeast of Beirut and was inaugurated in 2007. The dam has a height of 63 metres. The reservoir has a capacity of some 8 million cubic meters and is some 1300 metres in length. The dam is… …   Wikipedia

• Marib Dam — The current dam in 1986 The Marib or Ma rib or Ma arib Dam (Arabic: سد مأرب‎) blocks the Wadi Adhanah (also Dhana or Adhana) in the valley of Dhana in the Balaq Hills, Yemen. The current dam is close to the ruins of the Great Dam of Marib, dating …   Wikipedia

• Ashfork-Bainbridge Steel Dam — The Ashfork Bainbridge Steel Dam, the first large steel dam in the world, and one of only 3 ever built in the United States, was constructed in 1898 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) to supply water for railway operations near… …   Wikipedia

• Wachusett Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Wachusett Dam caption= Wachusett Dam at Clinton official name= Wachusett Reservoir Dam crosses= Nashua River reservoir= Wachusett Reservoir locale= Clinton maint= MWRA length= 965 ft height= 205 ft width= began= 1901 open=… …   Wikipedia

• Fort Peck Dam — The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeast Montana in the United States, near Glasgow, and adjacent to the community of Fort Peck. At 21,026 feet (6,409 m) in length and over 250 feet (75 m)… …   Wikipedia

• Yacyretá Dam — The Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ Apipé (from Guaraní language jasy retâ that means “country of the moon”) is the hydroelectric central built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Argentine Province of… …   Wikipedia

• Conant Brook Dam — Official name Conant Brook Dam Location Monson, Massachusetts Construction began 1964 Opening date 1966 Dam and spillways …   Wikipedia

• East Brimfield Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= East Brimfield Dam caption= East Brimfield Dam and Lake official name= East Brimfield Dam crosses= Quinebaug River reservoir= East Brimfield Reservoir locale= Sturbridge, Massachusetts maint= Army Corps of Engineers length=… …   Wikipedia