buttress dam
1Buttress dam — is a water tight dam supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses or supports. [cite web url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/ des0www4/cal/dams/gloss/fg.htm title= Glossary publisher= accessdate=2007 02 05] The dam wall may be… …
2Dam — /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… …
3dam — 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 …
4Dam — 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 …
5Daniel-Johnson Dam — For other uses, see Daniel Johnson. Daniel Johnson Dam Barrage Daniel Johnson …
6Aswan Low Dam — For the higher Aswan Dam completed upstream in 1970, see Aswan Dam. Aswan Low Dam Aswan Low Dam Official name Aswan Low Dam Location Egypt …
7Mountain Dell Dam — Coordinates: 40°45′02″N 111°43′16″W / 40.75056°N 111.72111°W / 40.75056; 111.72111 …
8Coolidge Dam — Upstream face of Coolidge Dam, from Historic American Engineering Record Country United States Location Gila County, Arizona …
9Consuegra Dam — Location Toledo province, Castilla La Mancha, Spain Coordinates …
10New Waddell Dam — New Waddell Dam …
