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Cornalvo Dam in Spain, erected in the 1st–2nd century AD Lake Homs Dam in Syria, erected in 284 AD (photographed 1921). This is a list of Roman dams and reservoirs.The study of Roman dam-building has received little scholarly attention in comparison to their other civil engineering activities, [1] even though their contributions in this field have been ranked alongside their expertise in ...
Batujai Dam, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara; Batutegi Dam, Tanggamus, Lampung; Bili-Bili Dam, Gowa, South Sulawesi; Cacaban Dam, Tegal, Central Java; Cirata Dam ...
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.
List of dams and reservoirs * List of largest dams; H. List of dams and reservoirs in the Harz; P. List of conventional hydroelectric power stations; R.
The word dam can be traced back to Middle English, [1] and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities, [2] such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Ancient dams were built in Mesopotamia and the Middle East for water control. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan, dating to 3,000 BC. Egyptians also built dams ...
List of dams in Saudi Arabia; List of dams and reservoirs in Singapore; List of dams in South Africa; List of dams and reservoirs in Spain; List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka; List of dams and reservoirs in Switzerland; List of tallest dams in Switzerland
The Kurit Dam was of masonry design and built in a very narrow canyon. The canyon was so narrow that its crest length is only 44% of its height. The dam is still erect, even though part of its lower downstream face fell off. [4] The Tibi Dam in Tibi, Spain was a post-medieval arch dam built between 1579 and 1594 and the first in Europe since ...
Example of QBE query with joins, designed in Borland's Paradox database. Query by Example (QBE) is a database query language for relational databases.It was devised by Moshé M. Zloof at IBM Research during the mid-1970s, in parallel to the development of SQL. [1]