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A dam is a structure which controls the amount of water flowing. Silt build up is a type of problem many dams face. Silt is a type of sediment which builds up around the dam, as all water contains some form of silt or debris. Some problems caused by silt build up are erosion of dam parts, abrasion to dam materials, and damage to the dam turbines.
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What is a dam built on?
Natural dams are made of earth, or more rarely wood and silt (e.g. beavers). Manmade dams may consist of packed earth, or stone, or concrete.
Why were dams built on the Nile River?
Because the nile river flooded mostly than any river in Egypt and so after 7 or more weeks there will be silt left over and the water would dry up but the silt would get stuck in the dam. (Caused less damage as well).
Is building dams a good thing or a bad?
Short answer- both. Dams can interfere with the migration of fish, and cuase rivers to silt up. However, dams are also used to control flooding, supply water and power.
What is a disadvantage to use hydroelectric dams?
1) Living below one is hazardous to your health. 2) When built they form lakes, which flood people out. 3) the smaller they are, the more temporary they are. Even the largest ones eventually fill with silt.
What rhymes with guilt?
Quilt, Built, Wilt, Silt, Tilt, and Kilt.1 syllable:bildt, built, gilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, quilt, schildt, schilt, silt, spilt, stilt, tilt, wildt, wilt2 syllables:rebuilt, unbuilt, welbiltQuilt, built, silt, hilt, lilt, tilt.
What is sentence for silt?
The town was built on the delta that was created by years of silt build-up.
How do Turkey's dams hurt neighboring countries?
Building dams on the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in Turkey limits the water-flow to countries further downstream like Syria and Iraq. Additionally, dams tend to prevent the flow of silt, dirt with key nutrients for plants, leading to a lower level of fertility in downstream water.
Could silt built up in Lake Nasser be transported?
Yes, after being dredged up.
What land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers is a?
Delta is the name
What is the problem when using tidal energy?
The dams and barrages often have to be built across quite a long channel and this can be expensiveThe dams and barrages sometimes interfere with fish movements or shipping.Places suitable for tidal power are sometimes far away from the electricity grid. Connecting wires over long distances loses an amount of power.Holding back the tide allows silt to build up on the river bed, thus reducing the water flow over a number of years.
What does not occur anymore in Egypt after the Aswan High Dam was built?
The annual flood that would deposit silt.
What are the good and bad effects of building dams to run hydroelectric power plants?
Good things about it: It is a renewable energy source, it is reliable, it is virtually free after you build a dam (except for the upkeep of the dam), it generates huge amounts of power, it can be used for flood control, and it creates jobs for people. Bad things about it: (These things apply to dams with reservoirs, not run-of-the-river dams) The reservoirs displace people and the dams hold back nutrient-rich sediment that would fertilize areas further downstream.
