Dams and Resevoirs
Is a dam architecture? Or, is it a marvel of engineering having little to do with art? You decide: Here are facts and photos for a few of the world's most famous dams and resevoirs.
How Engineers Stop Floods
The New Orleans levees held up through Hurricane Gustav, but cannot withstand stronger storms. Seeking solutions, civil engineers are looking at high-tech flood control systems used in other countries.
The New Orleans levees held up through Hurricane Gustav, but cannot withstand stronger storms. Seeking solutions, civil engineers are looking at high-tech flood control systems used in other countries.
What is a Levee?
Defininition of the term "levee" with examples, links, and resources.
Defininition of the term "levee" with examples, links, and resources.
Three Gorges Dam in China
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China is one of the world's largest engineering feats. Engineers believe that the dam will help protect millions of Chinese citizens from the devastation of annual floods.
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China is one of the world's largest engineering feats. Engineers believe that the dam will help protect millions of Chinese citizens from the devastation of annual floods.
Hoover Dam
Originally known as Boulder Dam, the Hoover Dam is a 6,600,000-ton concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the Arizona and Nevada in the USA. Here are photos.
Originally known as Boulder Dam, the Hoover Dam is a 6,600,000-ton concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the Arizona and Nevada in the USA. Here are photos.
Parker Dam
From your Guide to Phoenix, Arizona, a photo tour of the 856-feet long Parker Dam, located on the border between Arizona and California. The dam was constructed in 1938 to bring both power and drinking water to Southern California.
From your Guide to Phoenix, Arizona, a photo tour of the 856-feet long Parker Dam, located on the border between Arizona and California. The dam was constructed in 1938 to bring both power and drinking water to Southern California.
Building Big: Dams
From the Public Broadcasting television show "Building Big," an introduction to dam construction with links to information about some of the world's largest dams.
From the Public Broadcasting television show "Building Big," an introduction to dam construction with links to information about some of the world's largest dams.
Grand Coulee Dam
From a personal Web site, photos and construction information for the Grand Coulee Dam and the Lake Roosevelt irrigation project in the Western USA.
From a personal Web site, photos and construction information for the Grand Coulee Dam and the Lake Roosevelt irrigation project in the Western USA.
Lower Colorado River Authority
The Lower Colorado River Authority operates six dams on lower Colorado River in Central Texas. Here are facts and photos.
The Lower Colorado River Authority operates six dams on lower Colorado River in Central Texas. Here are facts and photos.