Dam

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English: A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment.

Português: Barragem.

Italiano: Una diga è una barriera tra le acque che ostruisce, dirige o ritarda il flusso, spesso creando un serbatoio o un lago.

日本語: ダム

Arch dam on the Manavgat River in Turkey (the upper dam).	Hoover Dam USA.	Hoover Dam.	Lai da Marmorera Dam (Switzerland).
Aswan High Dam, Egypt (view from space).	Googong Dam, Australian Capital Territory.	Roosevelt Dam, Arizona, USA.	Original construction, highest masonry dam in the world
Srisailam Dam , Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh( India)	Bullards Bar Dam	Nimbus dam

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Córdoba Province

La Viña, Córdoba, Argentina

Embalse Río Tercero, Córdoba Argentina

Dique Los Molinos, Córdoba, Argentina

Dique El Cajón cerca de Capilla del Monte, Córdoba

[edit] Mendoza Province

Valle Grande, sobre el río Atuel, Mendoza

Dique Blas Brisoli, sobre el río Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina

El Nihuil, en San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Embalse Los Reyunos, en San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

[edit] Otras

El Chocón, en Neuquén, Argentina

Represa Salto Grande sobre el río Uruguay (Argentina-Uruguay)

La Angostura en Tucumán

Central hidroeléctrica Yacyretá, sobre el río Paraná

[edit] Brazil

Açude Gargalheiras, em Acari, Brasil.

Barragem do Jazigo, Serra Talhada, Brasil.

Barragem da Represa de Guarapiranga, São Paulo, SP

[edit] Canada

Barrage Daniel-Johnson, Manic 5, Québec, Canada

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Barrage Daniel-Johnson, Manic 5, Québec, Canada

Cleveland Dam from the front, North Vancouver, BC.

Cleveland Dam, looking down from the top, North Vancouver, BC.

[edit] Germany

The Eder Dam, Hesse Germany	The Lauenstein Dam (Infotafel am Rückhaltebecken Lauenstein, Sachsen)	Einweihung am Abfluss des Lauensteiner Rückhaltebecken (Sachsen)	Dauerstaufüllung in Lauenstein
Dammkrone am Lauensteiner Damm	The dam of the detention basin Mordgrundbach (Damm des Rückhaltebeckens Mordgrundbach)

[edit] India

Srisailam Dam , Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh( India)

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Nalgonda,Andhra Pradesh( India)

Prakasham Barriage, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh( India)

[edit] Italia

[edit] Cuneo province

Piastra Dam, Entracque

[edit] Japan

Kurobe Dam (Japan).

六甲山中の砂防ダム (Sand guard dam)

Ikehara Dam

Amagase Dam at Kyoto

[edit] Luxembourg

Lake Vianden

Tower Vianden

[edit] The Netherlands

Dam/lock complex below bridge Grave

Afsluitdijk

[edit] Pakistan

Mangla Dam, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Tarbela Dam, NWFP, Pakistan

[edit] Poland

Pilchowice, Bóbr river

Bobrowice I Dam, Bórb river

[edit] Portugal

Castelo de Bode	Castelo de Bode	Castelo de Bode	Barragem do Alqueva
Barragem do Azibo	Barragem do Lindoso	Barragem do Lindoso	Barragem do Lindoso
Barragem de Vascoveiro	Barragem de São Domingos	Barragem de Odeleite (paramento jusante)	Barragem de Odeleite (paramento montante)

[edit] Slovakia

Gabčíkovo

[edit] South Africa

Staudamm Clanwilliam, Westkap, Südafrika

[edit] Spain

Camarasa's dam. Noguera Pallaresa river. Province of Lleida (Catalonia)	Camarasa's dam	Camarasa's dam (front view and electric production center)	Terradet's dam. Noguera Pallaresa river. Cellers, Province of Lleida (Catalonia)
Talarn's dam. Noguera Pallaresa river. Province of Lleida (Catalonia)	Dam of Canal de Seròs in Segre river. City of Lleida (Catalonia)	Dam "José María Oriol", Tagus river, Alcántara (Extremadura)

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