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Dams are put in place to hold back water. This is generally used to create a water reservoir, but can also sometimes be used as a form of flood control. Hydroelectric dams, like the Hoover Dam, hold back water to create water pressure, to push turbines that generate electricity. In the case of the Hoover Dam, which holds 9.2 trillion gallons of water, extremely massive amounts of water pressure are obtained, and the 17 turbines combined make 2.8GW of power, which is about as much as 3 nuclear power plants.
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What do New Zealand's rivers dams and hot springs provide?
New Zealand's rivers and dams supply hyroelectric power, and its hot springs provide geothermal energy.
Is hydroelectric dams used to provide power for homes in Singapore Why?
Singapore does not use hydroelectric dams to generate electricity.
Leavees and dams are beneficial to farmlands because they?
Levees and dams are beneficial to farmlands because they provide the means of irrigation.
Which of these dams was built in China along the Yangtze River in order to provide hydroelectric power and flood control?
The three gorges dams.
What does rivers dams and hot springs provide for new zealand?
Electricity.
Why are dams made?
Dams are typically built to retain water. Some manage or prevent water flow into certain areas (dikes). Dams are also built to be used for hydropower/pumped-storage hydroelectricity to provide energy.
3 positive and 3 negative things about dams?
Some positive things about dams include (but are not limited to) the following: * Provide protection against flooding * Provide a mechanism to create electricity * Provide a feeding-point for man-made bodies of water Some negative things about dams include (but are not limited to) the following: * Are expensive to build * Are good targets for terrorist activity * When compromised must be completely rebuilt
What are some pro s of dams?
Some pro's of dams are that they provide us with hydro-electricity, which is used to in holmes. It is also beneficial to the economy because it is less cost effective.
What dams have been built along the Nile to provide water to other regions?
Aswan Dam
What do the dams on the Colorado river provide?
Hydroelectric power and water reservoirs as well as flood control.
In which region of the US did engineers build dams and hydroelectric plants to provide water electricity?
the south
Why are dams built?
Dams were originally build so that farmers could have water to irrigate their crops, or to provide a source of water for a village or town. Beavers built dams so they would have a safe environment to live.When electrical generators were developed dams were build to provide hydro-electricity as well, so most dams now have turbines to take advantage of the power of the water.Shelter and their familes.To stop water from flowing into cities and any populated areas.AND CAUSE THEY WANT TObeacause beavers need there space and of coure its there house
