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1Dam — /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… …
2dam — 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 …
3Isabella Dam — is located at coord|35.60|N|118.47|W|type:landmark region:US CA|display=inline,title, about halfway down the Kern River, between the towns of Kernville and Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. Isabella dam serves agricultural, hydroelectric …
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 …
5Dam 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… …
6Nurek Dam — ▪ dam, Tajikistan one of the world s highest dams, located on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan. An earth fill dam, it was completed in 1980 and rises 984 feet (300 m) and includes an impervious core of… …
7Three Gorges Dam — Three Gorges Dam …
8Grand Coulee Dam — This article is about the dam itself. For the song by Woody Guthrie, see Grand Coulee Dam (song). Grand Coulee Dam …
9New Waddell Dam — New Waddell Dam …
10Atatürk Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Atatürk Dam caption= Atatürk Dam official name= Atatürk Dam crosses= Euphrates reservoir= Lake Atatürk Dam locale= Şanlıurfa, Turkey maint= State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) length= convert|1819|m|ft|abbr=on height=… …
