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A dam is a big wall to stop water getting through to certain places. It is also used to irrigate water, and some dams, to make hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity is electricity that comes from water. It is a environment friendly way of getting energy or power.
Dams are, of coarse, found mostly on rivers though always on water of some kind. Some are huge and some are smaller. For example, on the Euphrates River, the Ataturk dam, it very big and is used for quite a few things. It is found in Southeastern Turkey and is the 5th biggest dam in the world.
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What famous dam in the US starts with an h?
Hoover Dam
How much concrete in Hoover Dam?
The Hoover dam weighs 6,600,000 tons. It took 3,250,000 cubic yards of concrete to build the dam itself
Is Hirakud Dam larger than Bakra Nangal Dam?
In terms of length: Hirakud Dam is larger, with a total length of 4,800m (the actual length is 25,000m) , compared to Bakra Nangal Dam, which has a length of only 520m. In terms of height: Bakra Nangal Dam is taller, with a total height of 741 ft. compared to Hirakud Dam, which has only a height of 200 ft.
One successful public works project begun under president Hoover was the?
Construction of a major dam on the Colorado River.
How can you register a quarter horse filly without mothers registration?
A purebred Quarter Horse filly must be the product of two registered parents. The dam owner must be the holder/owner of the dam's registration papers for the foal to be registered as a purebred to that dam.
What are the dams of Pakistan?
List of reservoirs and dams in Pakistan• Diamer-Bhasha Dam• Gomal Zam Dam Project• Hub Dam• Kalabagh Dam• Karoonjhar Dam• Mangla Dam• Mirani Dam• Namal Dam• Rawal Dam• Shadikor Dam• Tarbela Dam• Warsak Dam
What is Dam Dam's population?
The population of Dam Dam is 36.
What are the examples of multipurpose river projects in Africa?
Aswan high dam Akasombo dam Inga dam Hendrink dam Kariba dam Cabara dam Kiira dam Kainji dam
What is the famous dam built on Krishna river?
Basava Sagar Dam Almatti Dam Srisailam Dam Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Prakasham Barrage Jurala Dam Dhom Dam Narayanpur Dam Amar Dam
What is the name of the dam on Colorado river between Arizona and Nevada?
There are six of them on the Colorado river. Glenn Canyon dam, Hoover dam, Davis dam, Parker dam, Palo Verde diversion dam and Imperial dam.
What type of dam is the aswan dam?
The Aswan dam is an embankment dam.
What is the Dam joke?
One time a Dam man went to drink the Dam water. He was all out of Dam water so he went and got his Dam bucket to fill it up with Dam water from the Dam well. His Dam well was empty, so he went to another Dam man to get Dam water. He asked the Dam man," Can I have some Dam water, Please?" The Dam man Replied, "Get your own Dam water!"
What is the dam on the Tennessee River?
The TVA
What is angat dam?
angat dam is a dam.
What is the largest dam in the Philippines?
The largest dam in the Philippines is the San Roque dam.
How many dams in Pakistan and where they are situated?
Akhori Dam Donhngi Dam Ghazi Barotha Dam Gomal Dam Gomal Zam Dam Hub Dam Kalabagh Dam Karoonjhar Dam Khanpur Dam Mangla Dam Mirani Dam Shakidor Dam Simly Dam Tarbela Dam
Are there any dams or deserts in Wyoming?
There is one desert in Wyoming, the Red Desert. There are 1,531 dams in Wyoming including: Alcova Dam Boysen Dam Buffalo Bill Dam Fontenelle Dam Glendo Dam Grassy Lake Dam Guernsey Dam Jackson Lake Dam Pathfinder Dam Seminoe Dam Whalen Diversion Dam
