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• Dam failure — The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over… …   Wikipedia

• McDonald Dam failure — The McDonald Dam , also referred to as The Great Granite Dam failure was a catastrophic dam failure near Austin, Texas that killed several dozen people in 1900. The destruction of the dam drained the Lake McDonald reservoir and left the city of… …   Wikipedia

• Morvi dam failure — The Morvi dam failure is the worst flood disaster to happen in independent India. On August 11, 1979, the Machchu 2 dam, situated on the Machhu, river burst [1] and that sent a wall of water through the town of Morvi in Indian state of Gujarat… …   Wikipedia

• 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 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

• 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

• Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon The Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, has been associated with a large amount of risk, most notably the risk of its siltation and failure …   Wikipedia

• Delhi Dam — Delhi Dam …   Wikipedia

• Banqiao Dam — The Banqiao Reservoir Dam (zh cp|c=板桥水库大坝|p=Bǎnqiáo Shuǐkù Dàbà) and Shimantan Reservoir Dam (zh cp|c=石漫滩水库大坝|p=Shímàntān Shuǐkù Dàbà) are among 62 dams in Zhumadian Prefecture of China s Henan Province that failed catastrophically or were… …   Wikipedia