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What is the akosombo dam?
the akosombo dam is a hydroelectric dam is Ghana. It was completed in 1965 and created the largest artificial lake in the world, Lake Volta.
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What is gravity dam?
A gravity dam is a solid structure, made of concrete or masonry, constructed across a river to create a reservoir on its upstream. The section of the gravity dam is approxim…ately triangular in shape, with its apex at its top and maximum width at bottom. The section is so proportioned that it resists the various forces acting on it by its own weight. Most of the gravity dams are solid, so that no bending stress is introduced at any point and hence, they are sometimes known as solid gravity dams (MORE)
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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 ha…ve 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 TO beacause beavers need there space and of coure its there house (MORE)
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Why are dams constructed?
There are three primary reasons for dam construction. in no particular order, they are: 1. flood control 2. hydroelectric power generation 3. water impoundment for public con…sumption, irrigation, recreation, etc. (MORE)
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Where is Boulder Dam?
Boulder Dam is now called Hoover Dam. It is located on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada.
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What are water dams?
Water dams are blocks put on river and lake routes to stop the flow of water and corner it to be used for useful purposes.
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What is a flax dam?
Flax is a plant with blue flowers and a flax dam is not really a dam but a pool where bundles of flax (flowers) are placed
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What is dam?
A dam is a big wall to stop water getting through to certain places. It is also used to irrigate water, and some dams, to make hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity is electricit…y that comes from water. It is a environment friendly way of getting energy or power. Dams are, of coarse, found mostly on rivers though always on water of some kind. Some are huge and some are smaller. For example, on the Euphrates River, the Ataturk dam, it very big and is used for quite a few things. It is found in Southeastern Turkey and is the 5th biggest dam in the world. (MORE)
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What does a river dam do?
It helps stop the water from overflowing and covering everything with water. we can use dams to save water, to grow food and we can make elecitrcity
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In Dams
How were dams created?
They created through cement hard labor and a man who sits on his bottom and rakes all the money in C A M