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Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing; Impounded dock, an enclosed ship dock that uses locks to impound water to a consistent depth within the dock area; Impoundment rights, a German system of permits and taxes for damming rivers
The present Dutch capital, Amsterdam (old name Amstelredam), started with a dam on the river Amstel in the late 12th century, and Rotterdam began with a dam on the river Rotte, a minor tributary of the Nieuwe Maas. The central square of Amsterdam, covering the original site of the 800-year-old dam, still carries the name Dam Square.
The final impoundment is Tellico Dam, which is just above its mouth into the Tennessee River at Lenoir City, Tennessee. It creates Tellico Reservoir . The dam does not have its own hydroelectric generators, but serves to increase the flow through those at nearby Fort Loudoun Dam on the Tennessee by means of a canal that diverts much of the flow ...
Many rivers (such as the Moselle) are barraged many times to make them navigable and/or to avoid uncontrolled flooding. In such a case only the higher stretches of river are uninfluenced by impoundment. As to the other stretches the river has long "level" pounds but no or few natural heads, instead having artificial structures until the top head.
Lake Vyrnwy Reservoir. The dam spans the Vyrnwy Valley and was the first large stone dam built in the United Kingdom. The East Branch Reservoir, part of the New York City water supply system, is formed by impounding the eastern tributary of the Croton River.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (also called Lake Roosevelt) is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. . It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was president during the construction of the d
an irrigation impoundment on Willow Creek (Malheur River) Mann Lake: the largest playa lake in the north Alvord Valley, Harney County: Marion Lake: in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, the largest wilderness lake in Oregon McGuire Reservoir: an impoundment of the Nestucca River: McKay Reservoir: an impoundment of McKay Creek, a tributary of the ...
A beaver dam or beaver impoundment is a dam built by beavers; it creates a pond which protects against predators such as coyotes, wolves and bears, and holds their food during winter. These structures modify the natural environment in such a way that the overall ecosystem builds upon the change, making beavers a keystone species and ecosystem ...