The Ataturk dam stops the River Euphrates. The river was dried up for 30 days in January, 1990.
Interestingly, in Revelation 16:12-16, The Bible predicts a day when the river Euphrates will be dried up to allow the armies of the east to meet at a place that is called "Armageddon" in the Hebrew tongue.
Most people incorrectly believe that "Armageddon" is the name of the final battle before the end of the world, but it is in fact the location of the final battle, according to the Bible.
amster dam
A dam
It was built to stop flooding the Colorado River.
It was built to stop flooding the Colorado River.
on which river tehari dam
Saudi Arabia is wholly unaffected by Atatürk Dam. The countries that have been affected are Iraq and Syria.
There are several dams on the River Nile, the Aswan High Dam is probably the best known.
dam in a river
The river that feeds into Hoover Dam is the Colorado river.
It controls the river flow below the 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 electricity 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.
Narmada River is where the Indira Sagar dam is located. This dam was made by Indira Gandhi.