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A dam controls flooding by regulating water flow in rivers and reservoirs, storing excess water during heavy rainfall and releasing it gradually to prevent downstream flooding. However, if a dam is poorly managed or experiences structural failure, it can cause flooding by releasing too much water suddenly. Additionally, if the reservoir behind the dam becomes full, it may lead to controlled releases that can overwhelm downstream areas, resulting in flooding. Proper management and maintenance are crucial to balancing flood control and risk.
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How can a dam prevent flooding?
control water flow
What did the ancient civilization build to control flooding?
A dam
What are the three gorges dam project is China's attempt to?
To control flooding.
Dam built on nile river to control its flooding?
Aswan High Dam
What is so special about the Three Gorges dam?
It helps control the flooding that occurs.
Do dams cause flooding?
Yes, they can both prevent and cause flooding. If you put a dam in a river, it can flood the area and create a lake.
How did the Chinese try to control the dangerous flooding along the the rivers of china?
today china is working to construct a dam on the Chang Jing in one of the world largest construction projects.The three gorges dam is to control flooding and to save lives
How did Chinese try to control the dangerous flooding along the rivers of of china?
today china is working to construct a dam on the Chang Jing in one of the world largest construction projects.The three gorges dam is to control flooding and to save lives
How do Chinese people respond to these flooding of the Yangtze and the Yellow river?
today china is working to construct a dam on the Chang Jing in one of the world largest construction projects.The three gorges dam is to control flooding and to save lives
How did the aswan high dam change Egyptian farming?
the dam has increased the annual flooding of the nile river
Why leeves can increase the destruction caused by flooding?
They increase the flooding because leaves are meant to hold water back. For example think of the Hoover Dam which is almost like a levy. Behind it is a huge lake. If the dam wasn't there the water would be no where near the height that it's currently at. If the Hoover Dam broke it would cause flooding for hundreds of miles. This is why levees increase the destruction caused by flooding. There is more water then what there would be if the levee wasn't there..
How did Egyptians solve flooding problems?
Ancient egyptians welcomed them, they brought valuable sediment down from the mountains that kept the farmland fertile.In modern times the Aswan dam was built to control flooding.
