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 Dams (Environmental Effects) Summary
700 words, approx. 2 pages Most dams are built to control flood hazards, to store water for irrigation or other uses, or to produce electricity. Along with these benefits come environmental costs including riparian habitat loss, water loss through evaporation and seepage,... summary from source:
 Drainage Calculations and Engineering Summary
686 words, approx. 2 pagesThe design of hydraulic structures from small culverts to large dams requires engineers to calculate the amount of water that will flow through the channel along which the structure is built. The rate of flow through a stream channel, or discharge, is... summary from source:
Dam Removal Summary
640 words, approx. 2 pagesThere are over 77,000 dams of significant size (over 6 ft [1.8 m] tall) in the United States, and tens of thousands of additional uncharted smaller dam structures. Constructed for the purposes of harnessing water resources for irrigation, water... summary from source:
 Dams Summary
1,685 words, approx. 6 pages Dams, barriers to alter flowing bodies of water, are among the most ancient and powerful examples of the proclivity of humans to alter nature for their own benefit. (Dams are also a type of construction shared with other animals, that is, beavers.)... summary from source:
 Dam Information
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Karun-3 dam, Iran. Hydroelectric dam in cross section. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as levees and dikes are used to prevent water flow into specific... 
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 The World Today Dams It Is!
06/01/2008: 2,125 words, approx. 7 pages Governments in Southeast Asia are hoping to increase revenue and improve energy security by building dozens of large electricity-generating dams along the Mekong River. However, the dams will mean fewer fish and smaller harvests for sixty million people whose livelihoods are bound up with... summary from source:
The Economist (US) The Dammed.
11/14/1992: 506 words, approx. 2 pages THE most pressing physical limit to growth in many countries is not land or energy; it is water. These two excellent books describe how people have tried to organize the world's water in ways that allow countries to develop, and how their efforts have... summary from source:
 Dental Products Report 3D Rubber dam
11/1/2006: 579 words, approx. 2 pagesOptiDam opens new horizons in rubber dam technique. Its application does not differ essentially from conventional rubber dam procedures, however, thanks to its unique design it offers much easier handling. OptiDam has a unique premounting-formed 3D design and comes in two different shapes. OptiDam Anterior... summary from source:
AP News Concerns voiced on China dam environment
9/26/2007: 362 words, approx. 1 pagesChina could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding and erosion caused by the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, state media said Wednesday.The dam, China's showcase engineering triumph and the world's biggest hydropower project, has been relentlessly promoted as...
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