THIS book purports to be written for civil and mining engineers, but it is difficult to understand what purpose it is intended to serve. The author very correctly states in his preface that it is not ...

(1)THE engineering term “dam” has a diversity of applications; it may be defined to include any work which has for its object the confinement of water, (a) so as to produce a rise in level, (b) so as ...

They can be both picturesque and deadly, not to mention harmful to aquatic habitat and water quality, and they're mostly obsolete. Dams are being targeted for removal across the United States. With 16 ...

CEDAR FALLS -- From waaaay off, the fluttery call of a worried loon greeted the bus. That's how quiet it was in the Cedar River Watershed one recent morning, as clouds scrubbed the summit of Mount ...

PITTSFIELD — One way or another, the Bel Air Dam’s days are numbered. Its practical use as a power generator long passed, it is now an active public safety and environmental hazard silently ...

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The Quatinah Barrage or Lake Homs Dam, located in Syria, is the oldest operational dam in the world. The dam was constructed during the reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Sethi between 1319-1304 BC, and ...

The unfolding crisis at California’s Oroville Dam is prompting local officials to take a closer look at dams in King County. King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is calling for a detailed analysis of ...

Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection officials visited the site as a plan to install a temporary cofferdam was in the works. Photo courtesy of Connecticut ...

In villages across Eritrea's dry interior, change is quietly flowing. Where seasonal rivers once surged and vanished without trace, hand-built dams now hold back precious water. Irrigation canals feed ...