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Dams: Glossary
B
- barrier
- Anything that blocks something from moving
- buttress
- wall
C
- canyon
- A steep sided valley caused by the movement of river water
- complex
- complicated
- concrete
- Stone-like material used for construction
E
- earthen
- Made of earth materials such as rocks, sand, soil
- engineers
- A person trained to design construction
F
- flooding
- Excess water
- foundation
- The underlying base
G
- glacial ice
- Ice found in glaciers
H
- horizontal
- Level with the ground
- hydroelectric
- Electricity created with the use of water
I
- irrigation
- Water moved from one place to another to grow crops
K
- keyways
- grooves
L
- landslides
- Land that shifts or slides due to water, earthquakes or other events
N
- notches
- grooves
P
- pressure
- pushing
R
- recreation
- Activities done for fun - swimming, skiing, fishing
- regulated
- To control or direct
- reservoir
- A man-made lake
T
- turbines
- A machine used to create electricity through the use of moving water
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