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Brewer's: Dam
An Indian copper coin, the fortieth part of a rupee. Hence the expression “Not worth a dam”; similarly “not worth a farthing,” “not worth a rap” (q.v.); “not worth a sou,” “not worth a…Brewer's: Twopenny Dam
(A). A dám was an Indian coin and weight. Originally a gold mohur contained sixteen dáms; a punchee was = the quarter of a dam, and a bárahgáni = half a punchee. Putting this in a tabular…Country with the Most Dams
The Question: What country boasts the most dams? The Answer: A study by the World Commission on Dams placed China's large dam total at over 22,000-the…World's Largest Dams
Volume (thousands) Dam Location cu m cu yds Year completed Three Gorges China 39,300,000 51,402,459 UC08 Syncrude Tailings Canada 540,000 706,…World's Highest Dams
Name River, locationStructuralheight Grossreservoir capacity YearcompletedftmThousandsof ac ftMillionsof cu mRogun Vakhsh, Tajikistan 1,099 335 9,404 11,600 1985Nurek Vakhsh, Tajikistan 984…Major Dam Accidents
1889May 31, Johnstown, Pa.: collapse of South Fork Dam left more than 2,200 dead.AvalancheWorst United States DisastersDroughtdam
(Encyclopedia) dam, barrier, commonly across a watercourse, to hold back water, often forming a reservoir or lake; dams are also sometimes used to control or contain rockslides, mudflows, and the…Colorado–Big Thompson project
(Encyclopedia) Colorado–Big Thompson project, constructed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to divert water from the headstreams of the Colorado River to irrigate c.720,000 acres (291,400 hectares)…Coosa
(Encyclopedia) CoosaCoosak&oomacr;ˈsə [key], river, 286 mi (460 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala., joining the Tallapoosa near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River.…Boise project
(Encyclopedia) Boise project, in the Boise, Payette, and Snake river valleys, SW Idaho and E Oregon; developed in 1905 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation, hydroelectricity, flood…Trending
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