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  2. Decametre - Wikipedia

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    A decametre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and by most English speaking countries, [1] [2] United States spelling dekameter or decameter [3] [4]), symbol dam ("da" for the SI prefix deca-, [1] "m" for the SI unit metre), is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to ten metres.

  3. Dam - Wikipedia

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    The first was near the base of the dam on its east side. A second sluice was put in on the west side of the dam, about 20 ft (6.1 m) above the base. To make the switch from the lower to upper sluice, the outlet of Sand Lake was blocked off. [30] Masonry arch wall, Parramatta, New South Wales, the first engineered dam built in Australia

  4. List of dams and reservoirs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The decametre (SI symbol: dam) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 meters (10 1 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 and 100 meters.

  6. Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station - Wikipedia

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    The upper reservoir can hold about 1.5 billion US gallons (4,600 acre-feet; 5.7 million cubic metres) of water behind a wall nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall. [12] It sits 760 feet (230 m) above the 450 MW hydroelectric plant, which gives it a greater head than that of Hoover Dam.

  7. List of largest dams - Wikipedia

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    The following table lists the largest man-made dams by volume of fill/structure. By general definition, a dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, hence tailings dams are relegated to a separate list.

  8. List of tallest dams - Wikipedia

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    The tallest embankment dam and second tallest dam in the world is the 300 m (984 ft) Nurek Dam in Tajikistan. The tallest gravity dam is the 285 m (935 ft) high Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. The tallest natural dam, the 567 m (1,860 ft) Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, is 262 m (860 ft) taller than the tallest existing man-made one.

  9. List of dams and reservoirs in India - Wikipedia

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    River Dam Height Length Type Storage capacity Reservoir Area Status Pagladiya River: Pagladia: 26.2 m (86 ft) 230 m (755 ft) Rock-fill: In progress Kopili