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Victoria Dam (Sinhala: වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ල Viktoriya Vella) is an arch dam located 130 mi (209 km) upstream of the Mahaweli River's mouth and 4 mi (6 km) from Teldeniya in Sri Lanka. It is named in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Its main purposes are irrigation and hydroelectric power production.
The Victoria Dam is a water supply dam providing water for the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is situated on the Darling Scarp near Lesmurdie , and crosses Munday Brook. Two dams have stood at the present site; the older dam was the first permanent water supply for the colony and also the first dam in Western Australia . [ 1 ]
The Victoria Dam on 15 April 2011, three days after its 26th anniversary of opening Randenigala Dam in 2013 Upstream view of the Kotmale Dam Open spillways of the Rajanganaya Dam. Irrigation dams with a length and height of more than 100 m (330 ft) and 10 m (33 ft) are listed, including all the state-run hydroelectric power stations.
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The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring California tribes' way of life. Ian James. October 5, 2023 at 6:00 AM ... Dam removal is the end of colonization of this river.” ...
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The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.
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