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China considers shutting down numerous dam facilities
- Sep, 04, 2021
- Dam Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
By 2019, China had constructed nearly 24,000 large dams (41% of the total large dams worldwide). Currently, officials are considering shifting their policy by shutting many dams down. An article publ...
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The Hoover dam reaches all-time low water level
- Jun, 08, 2021
- Dam Engineering Arch Dams News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hoover Dam, one of the most iconic dams ever constructed, has reached its lowest water level in history. Hoover Dam is an arch-gravity dam made of concrete and is located at the Black Canyon, Colorad...
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China directs attention to solar and wind power: Beginning of an end for vast dam projects
China is leaning towards utilizing wind and solar power, something that will alter the country's strategy on mega-dam projects. China has great potential for hydropower generation. Its rivers flow fr...
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History of the Hoover Dam
Introduction Hoover Dam is the tallest arch dam constructed in the United States and forms one of the largest artificial reservoirs worldwide. The facility was initially named Boulder Dam but the...
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The World's Most Impressive Dam
- Aug, 06, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering Dam Engineering
- Hoover Dam, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Americans built this huge irrigation project offering jobs to hundreds of Americans who had become unemployed by the economic situation. Americans built this huge irrigation project offering jobs t...
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