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Dams
A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water.
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What is the largest earthen dam in the world?
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Currently the world's largest concrete dam is the Itaipu Dam, an accomplishment of two neighboring countries, Brazil and Paraguay in South America.
Though it isn't finished yet, the Three Gorges (or Sandapong) Dam on the Yangtze River in China will take over as the largest upon its completion, which is slated for 2009.
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AnswerIt is the Three Gorges Dam on the upper Yangtze River in China. This dam is still under construction. Here are some interesting facts about it:1. Forty thousand builders will work for 16 years to complete Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.
2. The dam will benefit some two million Chinese by controlling flooding on the lower Yangtze River, generating hydroelectric power, and reducing pollution caused by the burning of coal.
3. The dam may also cause problems, such as causing flooding upstream, possibly causing an earthquake, displacing people, eliminating tourist trade to the area, and destroying important archaeological artifacts. Dai Qing. M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1998. If built according to plan, Three Gorges will become the world's largest dam, submerging 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1,352 villages and requiring the resettlement of 1.9 million people. The dam will also bury hundreds of archeological sites, put several highly endangered species in jeopardy, and forever deface the magnificent beauty of the Three Gorges Region. Dai Qing, a woman investigative journalist and author with a wide following in China and abroad, has assembled this collection of essays assessing the impact of Three Gorges.
What should you do approaching a low head dam in a canoe or kayak?
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Carry your craft around the dam
What is the longest golf hole?
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The Nullarbor Links is an 18-hole par 72 golf course in Australia that spans 1,365 kilometers with one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia.
HOWEVER the longest contiguous golf course in the world is the Jade Dragon Golf Club in Lijiang, China, for a total yardage of 8,450.
What is the name of the largest concrete dam in the United states?
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The largest concrete dam in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam and it contains approximately 12 million cubic yards of concrete. This is about twice the amount of concrete in Hoover Dam.
What is the name of the worlds largest dam?
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As of 2008, the largest hydroelectric dam is the Three Gorges Dam in China.
How does a dam affect the amount of water in the watershed upstream and downstream from the dam?
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It efect the dam because on of the dams is moving a way and the other dam is going the other way and if the dam is built right were the river conects it would efect the river or stream.
How do dams affect the wildlife and nature?
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A study published in 2010 shows that there is not much effect on salmon and other anadromous fish due to dams. The greatest effect on the numbers of salmon, the sutdy pointed out, is their being eaten while in the ocean, and from fishing by American aboriginal people who have no limits on the size of their catch.
Is there any dams on river ganga?
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yes there are many dams and some reservoirs too.
Dams are as follows: 1) Tehri Dam 2)Damodar valley project3)Farakka Dam
WHEN CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP Match the reservoirs to the respective elements according to the proportion the reservoir holds?
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CARBON RESERVOIRS - petroleum and coal
OXYGEN RESERVOIRS - ice, human body and water
Who design the structure of three gorges dam?
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A Chinese team led by Zheng Shouren (郑守仁）
Why are dams so designed and constructed to have more massive base structures than tops?
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Why was the akosombo dam built?
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The Akosombo dam produces H.E.P (Hydro Electric Power). It does so by the water coming from the reservoir (Lake Volta) goes into the dam which spins a turbine as it goes through, this then spins a generator. The generator has a stator and a rotor. The turbine spins the rotor which is a magnet and around the edge is the stator. The stator contains a metal (usually copper) which spins 1000's of times a minute creating Hydro Electricity.
What is the dam built across the river satluj?
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bhakra dam is located on river satluj which is located in punjab.
What are the uses of large dams in Pakistan?
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the most important use of dams in Pakistan is irrigation. It irrigates a lot of land in Pakistan.The second greatest use in generating hydroelectricity.It also stores water for drinking purposes. They prevent areas from flooding,hence prevent loss of and property by floods.They also serve for recreation and they are big reservoirs of water for manyuses as industrial , municipal, agricultural etc
What are the disadvantages for the itaipu dam?
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•In 50 years will be destroyes
•Expensive to build
•Environmentally destructive
•10,000 people had to be move
Why is locks and dams important?
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locks are important so that bouts can go up and down hills and dams are importan to stop flooding
