flood-control irrigation
11Schooner Bayou Control Structure — The Schooner Bayou Control Structure is a flood control structure located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is part of the Mississippi Valley Division, New Orleans District, which encompasses the …
12Biological pest control — Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of… …
13Drip irrigation — A dripper Drip irrigation, also known as trickle irrigation or microirrigation or localized irrigation , is an irrigation method which saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either onto the soil… …
14Hydroelectricity — The Gordon Dam in Tasmania is a large hydro facility, with an installed capacity of 430 MW …
15Colorado River — 1. a major US river that runs through the Grand Canyon. It begins in the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado and flows 1 450 miles/2 333 kilometres to the Gulf of California. For 90 miles/145 kilometres it is in Mexico. See also Hoover Dam. 2. a …
16List of dams in the Columbia River watershed — Prominent dams of the Columbia River Basin. Color indicates dam ownership:   U.S. Federal government …
17Damodar River — River Damodar River in the lower reaches of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in dry season …
18Fern Ridge Reservoir — Infobox lake lake name = Fern Ridge Reservoir image lake = Fern Ridge Lake Oregon.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Lane County, Oregon coords = coord|44.12056| 123.29833|region:US OR… …
19American Falls Dam — Infobox Dam dam name = American Falls Dam caption = American Falls Dam Location Map official name = American Falls Dam crosses = Snake River reservoir = American Falls Reservoir locale = Eastern Idaho maint = United States Bureau of Reclamation… …
20Tennessee Valley Authority — ☆ Tennessee Valley Authority n. a federal corporation organized in 1933 to provide cheap electric power, flood control, irrigation, etc. by developing the entire basin of the Tennessee River, esp. by building dams and reservoirs * * * (abbr TVA)… …
