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The largest concrete dam in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam and it contains approximately 12 million cubic yards of concrete. This is about twice the amount of concrete in Hoover Dam.
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So water won't flow everywhere and flood
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As of 2008, the largest hydroelectric dam is the Three Gorges Dam in China.
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It efect the dam because on of the dams is moving a way and the other dam is going the other way and if the dam is built right were the river conects it would efect the river or stream.
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A study published in 2010 shows that there is not much effect on salmon and other anadromous fish due to dams. The greatest effect on the numbers of salmon, the sutdy pointed out, is their being eaten while in the ocean, and from fishing by American aboriginal people who have no limits on the size of their catch.
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yes there are many dams and some reservoirs too.
Dams are as follows: 1) Tehri Dam 2)Damodar valley projectAsked by Wiki User
CARBON RESERVOIRS - petroleum and coal
OXYGEN RESERVOIRS - ice, human body and water
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A Chinese team led by Zheng Shouren (郑守仁)
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The Akosombo dam produces H.E.P (Hydro Electric Power). It does so by the water coming from the reservoir (Lake Volta) goes into the dam which spins a turbine as it goes through, this then spins a generator. The generator has a stator and a rotor. The turbine spins the rotor which is a magnet and around the edge is the stator. The stator contains a metal (usually copper) which spins 1000's of times a minute creating Hydro Electricity.
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bhakra dam is located on river satluj which is located in punjab.
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the most important use of dams in Pakistan is irrigation. It irrigates a lot of land in Pakistan.The second greatest use in generating hydroelectricity.It also stores water for drinking purposes. They prevent areas from flooding,hence prevent loss of and property by floods.They also serve for recreation and they are big reservoirs of water for manyuses as industrial , municipal, agricultural etc
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•In 50 years will be destroyes
•Expensive to build
•Environmentally destructive
•10,000 people had to be move
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locks are important so that bouts can go up and down hills and dams are importan to stop flooding
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Fort Peck Dam is made of slurry, a mixture of earth and water. Plus large boulders to prevent eroision.