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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 …
3Dam — 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 …
4Atatürk 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=… …
5Chabrouh Dam — The Chabrouh Dam is a dam in Lebanon, 40 kilometers northeast of Beirut and was inaugurated in 2007. The dam has a height of 63 metres. The reservoir has a capacity of some 8 million cubic meters and is some 1300 metres in length. The dam is… …
6Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon The Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, has been associated with a large amount of risk, most notably the risk of its siltation and failure …
7Wivenhoe Dam — Infobox lake lake name = Wivenhoe Dam image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Queensland coords = coord|27.3941|S|152.608|E|type:waterbody region:AU type = reservoir inflow = Brisbane River outflow =… …
8Marathon Dam — The dam and reservoir …
9Morris Dam — Samuel B. Morris Dam Morris Dam viewed from the unofficial overlook on State Route 39 Country United States Location Los Angeles County, California …
10Aswan 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 …
