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1Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded …
2Great Dayton Flood — The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disastercite web |url=http://www.miamiconservancy.org/about/1913.asp|title=The History of the MCD:… …
3Ohio River flood of 1937 — Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 flood The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, one million persons were left homeless, with 385 dead and property… …
4Taum Sauk pumped storage plant — The remains of the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant are located in the St. Francois mountain region of the Missouri Ozarks approximately 90 miles (145 km) south of St. Louis near Lesterville, Missouri. The pumped storage hydroelectric plant,… …
5San Joaquin River — Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 121°51′04″W / 38.0666667°N 121.85111°W / 38.0666667; 121.85111 …
6Whittier Narrows — The Whittier Narrows is located at the southern boundary of the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. It is a gap in the Puente Hills where the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel River converge. Whittier Narrows Recreation AreaThe… …
7turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …
8Table Rock Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Table Rock Lake image lake = Table Rock Dam.jpg caption lake = Table Rock Dam, in Branson, Missouri, impounds the White River and forms the lake. image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Missouri/Arkansas coords …
9New Bullards Bar Dam — Official name New Bullards Bar Dam Location Yuba County, California Opening date …
10environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
