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1Spillway — Chute spillway of Llyn Brianne dam in Wales A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow… …
2Morganza Spillway — The Morganza Spillway, between the Mississippi River and the Atchafalaya Basin, shown while open in 1973. Water flows from the Mississippi (upper right) into the Morganza Floodway (lower left). The Morganza Spillway or Morganza Control Structure… …
3Morganza Spillway — Als der Morganza Spillway 1973 das erste Mal geöffnet wurde, diente es vor allem dazu, den Wasserdruck auf die der Old River Control Structure zu verringern. Der Morganza Spillway ist ein Wasserbauwerk am Mississippi River oberhalb von Morganza… …
4Bonnet Carré Spillway — The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana about 12 miles west of New Orleans it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain… …
52011 Mississippi River floods — The Great 2011 Mississippi River floods 100 populated locations were experiencing major or moderate flooding on May 8, 2011. Source: National Weather Service …
6Bagnell Dam — impounds the Osage River in the U.S. state of Missouri, creating the Lake of the Ozarks. The 148 foot (45 m) tall concrete gravity dam was built by the Union Electric Company (now AmerenUE) for the purpose of hydroelectric power generat …
7Contra Dam — Contra Dam …
8History of the Panama Canal — The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This …
9Oderteich — Country Germany Location Lower Saxony Coordinates …
10Copeton Dam — Copeton Dam …
