Dams
About Dams
A range of topics from the International Rivers Networks including social, environmental and economic impacts, and dam performance and safety.
Building The Ultimate Dam
Donald Jackson of the History Department, Lafayette College, describes his book on John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the American West. Excerpts and illustrations.
California Dam Safety
Reviews plans and specifications for the construction of new dams or for the enlargement, alteration, repair, or removal of existing dams. Includes technical references, statutes a…
Climate Control Requires a Dam at the Strait of Gibraltar
Article discusses the climate benefits of building a dam across the straits of Gibralter. By R. G. Johnson, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota.
Dam Design
Features a range of information for undergraduate studies. Topics include loadings, geology, site investigations, and construction. Compiled by Andrew Graham at Durham University.
Dams and Development
Demonstrate how dams can be used by university teachers and students to explore topics in both environmental studies and development studies. Includes discussions, case studies of …
Deltaworks
Includes the history of the 1953 flooding in The Netherlands and series of dams created to prevent this from happening again.
Elan Valley Dams
History of the dams, reservoirs, and 73 mile aqueduct of the Elan Valley waterworks in mid-Wales. From the Powys digital history project.
Geoguide Dams
Basic animated guide to the before, during, and after phases of dam construction.
German Dam Research and Technology:
Provides links to publications that show progress in German dam research and case histories where modern techniques had been used. Publications in pdf format.
Gibraltar Dam
Historical overview of this dam built in 1920 and designed by Joseph Barlow Lippincott (1864-1942) in the Pacific Southwest, from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Holding Back the Waters — Dams as Water Resource Monuments
Article by Joe Gelt which details the range of dams and the regulations that control them.
Introduction to Dams
Topics include the societal nature of dams and opposition to, examples of failures, and types.
Kalpasar Dam Development Feasibility Study
Gujarat State considers a proposed tidal power dam at the Gulf of Khambhat, India. Includes history, benefits and technical features.
National Performance of Dams Program - NPDP
Technical resource for information on the performance of dams, supporting dam safety, engineering, and public policy. Includes a database of dams in the U.S., and a database of pr…
Parker Dam
Guide from Desert USA to the deepest dam in the world, built in the 1930s on the Colorado River. Includes history, photographs and visitor information.
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