yes
The targets were the Mohne, Eder, and Sorpe Dams on the Ruhr in Germany. They successfully breached the Mohne and Eder Dams,
No, but it does have weirs.
Yes, the Amazon River has dams.
Yes. There are many small dams, such as on the tributaries of the Connecticut River.
not to sure
not to sure
yes
yes
They bombed the dams on the Ruhr river because they wanted to flood Germany's industrial factories and prevent the Germans from building equipment to fight the war. The floods only slowed down Germany for a short time, and the dams were rebuilt, and well protected against a second air attack.
of course not ! dams need water as the energy to create electricity. Basically water is fuel to create electricity in dams and without it, it is impossible if there isn't any other form of fuel energy provided to dams ...
dams
617 RAF squadron was charged with the task of destroying a number of strategic dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley.Namely:Primary TargetsMohne Dam (Breached)Eder Dam (Breached)Sorpe DamSecondary TargetsLister DamEnnepe DamDiemel DamThe dambuster raids successfully took out two the dams - flooding thousands of square miles of Germany's manufacturing industries.