dams were actually built in Ancient Mesoptamia. i dont know the time though.
The Hoover Dam was built primarily to provide flood control, water storage, and hydroelectric power generation for the southwestern United States. Constructed during the Great Depression, it aimed to harness the Colorado River’s flow, ensuring a reliable water supply for agriculture and urban development in the arid region. Additionally, the dam played a crucial role in promoting economic growth and stability during a challenging economic period. Its construction also provided thousands of jobs, contributing to relief efforts during the Depression.
for the passage of flood discharge
It was built to provide irrigation water flow, for flood control and for hydroelectric power generation.
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The three gorges dams.
It is a water reservoir that supplies hydroelectric power and water for recreation, municipalities and irrigation as well as flood control.The Hoover Dam provides electricity to all of the towns and cities in AZ, NM, SoCal, NV, UT, & Colorado.Source(s):History.comthe pourpose is to create eletricity for the towns nearbyto stop the area from flooding and to produce energy
The Depression in Nevada was beaten back by workers who built, planted.
During the great depression people smelled tar paper from what they built when they became homeless and they smelled many cars that passed by.
Hydroelectric plant
Hydroelectric plant
a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s.
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