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What is increased in a dam by raising the water level?
Water pressure on the dam.
Type of river dam used to raise the water level?
Any dam will raise the water level behind it.
The what energy of water in a dam is increased by raising the level of water behind the dam?
Potential Energy
What are the barrages and why were they built?
A barrage is a type of dam that uses gates to control the level of water. They were built to divert water or to dam a lagoon.
What is current water level of Narmada dam?
8 tmc
What is current water level of ujani dam percentage?
50.68TMC
What is current water level of Jayakwadi dam?
approximately 20 TMC
What is present percentage of water level at allemanskraal dam in South Africa?
49%
Why the base of the dam is made wider?
The pressure of the water against the top of the dam wall, is much less than the pressure exerted against the bottom of the dam wall. The width of a dam wall increases to compensate for the increased water pressures at the lower level.
What kind of shelter do beavers build?
Beavers build a lodge. This is entered from under water but is above water level inside. A dam is built to control the water level.
What is the Dam joke?
One time a Dam man went to drink the Dam water. He was all out of Dam water so he went and got his Dam bucket to fill it up with Dam water from the Dam well. His Dam well was empty, so he went to another Dam man to get Dam water. He asked the Dam man," Can I have some Dam water, Please?" The Dam man Replied, "Get your own Dam water!"
Does a height of a dam make a difference on the amount of energy the dam produce?
Yes. The height of the water level above the turbine affects the water pressure, and therefore the amount of power that can be generated.
