A dam is created to control a resource. It can also be destroyed to control a resource. The resource being water, electricity, or insurance claims from the federal government at the expense of human lives.
Egypt planned to use money from control of the canal to build the dam
A dam is way to control floods by putting a large wall across a river
dam
Aswan High Dam
The Norris Dam is located in the State of Tennessee. The dam is a flood control and hydroelectric structure. The dam was named for George Norris who was a Nebraska Senator.
A dam
to control water current
control water flow
A dam.
The Hoover Dam.
Dam/jetty/levee/floodplain
Dam or Dams