Changing the course of rivers for energy purposes or to reserve water.
Damming the Angry River - 2005 TV was released on: USA: 10 May 2005
The Ord River.
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Lake Burley Griffin
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Lake Nasser - Behind the Aswan High Dam -
Damming a river will affect the estuary at the river's mouth by lowering the amount of water passing through the estuary. This can cause the loss of habitat and nursery areas for small fish, birds, and even sharks.
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You can use the built-up water pressure to turn a tubine on a generator.
The Lake of the Ozarks was made by damming the Osage River creating a man made reservoir for hydroelectric power.
Lake Powell which was created by the buiiding of the Glen Canyon Dam.
Lake Burley Griffin, around which Canberra is planned, is actually a man-made lake, created by damming the Molonglo River.