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News on Irrigation
Two dams fail in China's Inner Mongolia
- Jul, 18, 2021
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Hulunbuir
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Torrential rainfalls have caused two dams to fail in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China. The two facilities, known as the Yong’an Dam and the Xinfa Dam are located in the vicinity of Hulun...
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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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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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Dam failure in Uzbekistan: Numerous people evacuated
- May, 01, 2020
- Earth / Rockfill Dams Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Uzbekistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 90,000 people have been evacuated after a dam failure in Uzbekistan. The Sardoba Reservoir, located in southeastern Uzbekistan, suffered critical damage and breached, resulting in extensive...
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Myanmar dam failure: 85 villages flooded
- Aug, 29, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A dam failure in Myanmar blocked a major highway and caused massive floods in 85 villages. The Swar Chaung irrigation dam failure was provoked when the spillway, which regulates the release of wate...
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