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2. Dam - Wikipedia

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   Remains of the Band-e Kaisar dam, built by the Romans in the 3rd century AD. In Iran, bridge dams such as the Band-e Kaisar were used to provide hydropower through water wheels, which often powered water-raising mechanisms. One of the first was the Roman-built dam bridge in Dezful, [24] which could raise water 50 cubits (c. 23 m

3. Ross Dam - Wikipedia

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   The dam is in Washington state, while Ross Lake extends 23 miles (37 km) north to British Columbia, Canada. Both dam and reservoir are located in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, is bordered on both sides by Stephen Mather Wilderness and combined with Lake Chelan National Recreation Area they make up North Cascades National Park Complex.

4. Gordon Dam - Wikipedia

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   Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Arch dam: Impounds: Gordon River: Height: 140 m (459 ft) Length: 198 m (650 ft) Elevation at crest: 310 m above sea level: Width (crest) 2.75 m (9 ft) Width (base) 17.7 m (58 ft) Dam volume: 154 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 (5 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) Spillways: no spillway on Lake Gordon, spill is via Lake Pedder at serpentine dam ...

5. Skagit River Hydroelectric Project - Wikipedia

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   This dam was renamed Ross Dam after the death of James Delmage Ross (1872–1939), the superintendent of the Skagit River Project. Construction of Ross Dam was to take place in three stages and the first stage was completed in 1940. The second and third stages were completed in 1953 when the dam was built to its final height of 540 feet (160 ...

6. Hoover Dam - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US For other uses, see Hoover Dam (disambiguation). "Boulder Dam" redirects here. For other uses, see Boulder Dam (disambiguation). Dam in Arizona, U.S. Hoover Dam Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1941 Official name Hoover Dam Location ...

7. In California, momentum around removing dams that do more ...

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   But most of these dams were built between the 1930s and 1960s, and some are now beyond their useful lives. Today, we understand dams compromise entire ecosystems. We have better ways to reap the ...

8. Lake Keowee - Wikipedia

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   Of the three dams built, the dam on the Keeowee River was the longest at 3,500 feet (1,100 m) in length, 800 feet (240 m) wide at its base, and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide at the top. It is 20 feet (6.1 m) higher than the Little River dam, but it is 215 feet (66 m) lower than the Jocassee dam.

9. Why Knoxville shouldn't worry about rising Tennessee River ...

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   Its 29 hydroelectric dams generated 9% of the utility's electricity in 2023. Following Hurricane Helene, the Tennessee River water level is higher near downtown Knoxville on Sept. 29, 2024.