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Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia ... Los Angeles: California Department of Water Resources: 1973: Earth and rock: 386: 118: ... Rowena Reservoir Dam ...
In the wake of the atmospheric rivers that have brought an onslaught of rain, wind and snow to California over the last few weeks, short-term drought conditions and reservoir levels have improved ...
Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean , along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe .
The dam was constructed on the orders of the Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a 'federal colony' within the British Empire.The double curvature concrete arch dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Impresit of Italy [2] at a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern.
By March 10, the Folsom Dam was full enough that the Bureau of Reclamation released water down its auxiliary spillway into the American River to manage water levels. An aerial view of Folsom Dam ...
The Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam jointly owned by Zimbabwe and neighboring Zambia, said in a letter dated Nov. 25 that water levels are at a record low and electricity ...
Reservoir Dam River Country Year Nominal volume km 3 Ref. 1: Lake Kariba: Kariba Dam: Zambezi River Zambia and Zimbabwe: 1959: 180.6, [1] 160.3 [2] 2: Bratsk Reservoir: Bratsk Dam: Angara River Russia: 1964: 169, [1] 169.3 [2] 3: Lake Volta: Akosombo Dam: Volta River Ghana: 1965: 150, [1] 148 [2] 4: Manicouagan Reservoir: Daniel-Johnson Dam ...
Tulare Lake now has more water than some California reservoirs. ... into perspective by comparing it with the capacities of nearby reservoirs. Millerton Lake, for example, has a storage capacity ...