VIDEO: Watch: Tennessee dam narrowly avoids failure after heavy …
WEB3 days ago · Waves of raging river water were seen crashing over the Nolichucky Dam in Tennessee as authorities feared its imminent breach on Friday. The Tennessee Valley Authority said the breach could cause potentially life-threatening flooding downstream.
The largest dam removal project in the US is completed - CNN
WEBSep 1, 2024 · The largest dam removal project in US history is finally complete, after crews last week demolished the last of the four dams on the Klamath River. It’s a significant win for tribal nations...
North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about …
WEB4 days ago · The 124-foot tall hydroelectric dam, which is on the Broad River, about 25 miles from Asheville, is operated by the town of Lake Lure, according to the National Inventory of Dams. Its maximum...
Water Around Tennessee Dam Receding After Heavy Rain From …
WEB4 days ago · The Nolichucky Dam in eastern Tennessee remained intact late Saturday morning after extreme rainfall from Helene caused waters in the area to rise to record levels.
Dam | Definition, History, Types, Environmental Impacts, Examples ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · dam, structure built across a stream, a river, or an estuary to retain water. Dams are built to provide water for human consumption, for irrigating arid and semiarid lands, or for use in industrial processes.
Dams - National Geographic Society
WEBJun 21, 2024 · A dam is a structure built across a stream or river to hold water back. Dams can be used to store water, control flooding, and generate electricity.
Dam - Wikipedia
WEBThe world's largest dam removal occurred on the Elwha river in the U.S. state of Washington (see Restoration of the Elwha River). Two dams, the Elwha and Glynes Canyon dams, were removed between 2011 and 2014 that together stored approximately 30 Mt of sediment.
Klamath River: Largest dam removal in U.S. history begins - NPR
WEBJan 12, 2024 · The largest dam removal in U.S. history entered a critical phase this week, with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River. On Thursday, the gate on a 16-foot-wide bypass tunnel at the...
Global Dam Tracker: A database of more than 35,000 dams with
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · The vast majority of dams in the GDAT database are located very close to a HydroRIVERS river network line, with 30,471 dams (or 95.9 percent) falling within 0.5 degrees of their snapped location.
River dam impacts on biogeochemical cycling - Nature
WEBFeb 3, 2020 · Dams impede the flow of essential nutrients, including carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon, along river networks, leading to enhanced nutrient transformation and elimination.