the dam holds back the flow of the river

  • 1river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …

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  • 2Dam — 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 …

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  • 3The legend of Nyaminyami — Nyaminyami (Zambezi River God, Zambezi River Spirit) Wooden carving of the Nyaminyami Creature Sub grouping Lake monster …

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  • 4The Ozarks — Ozark redirects here. For other uses, see Ozark (disambiguation). Ozark Mountain redirects here. For the wine region, see Ozark Mountain AVA. The Ozarks, Ouachitas, Black Hills, and Sawtooths …

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  • 5Black River (Connecticut River) — This article is about the Black River in southeastern Vermont. Another river in Vermont with the same name is the Black River (Vermont) in Orleans County, northern Vermont. The Black River is a river in the U.S. state of Vermont and a tributary… …

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  • 6Dry dam — A dry dam is a dam constructed for the purpose of flood control. Dry dams typically contain no gates or turbines, and are intended to allow the channel to flow freely during normal conditions. During periods of intense rainfall that would… …

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  • 7Kaveri River — The Kaveri River (Kannada: ಕಾವೇರಿ ನದಿ,Tamil: காவிரி ஆறு), also spelled Cauvery in English, is one of the major rivers of India, which is considered sacred by Hindus. The river originates at Talakaveri, Kodagu district in the Western Ghats in the… …

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  • 8Tabaqah Dam — The Tabaqah Dam ( ar. سد الفرات) (sometimes called the Euphrates Dam) is an earth filled dam nearly 197 feet (60 meters) high and 3 miles (5 km) long (located at coord|36|0|N|38|35|E|) in Syria. It was completed in 1973 on the Euphrates River.… …

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  • 9White Nile River — ▪ river, The Sudan Arabic  Al baḥr Al abyaḍ,    section of the Nile between Malakāl and Khartoum, The Sudan. It is formed by the confluence of the Mountain Nile (Baḥr al Jabal) and the Sobat River above Malakāl, and flows for about 500 miles (800 …

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  • 10Columbia River — Coordinates: 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; 124.05806 …

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