Aswan Dam
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Aswan Dam
Aswan Dam is the general name for two dams High and Low
dam.
Low constructed in 1902
High 1970
Aim = to increase the economic production trough regulating the
annual river flooding
Decreased the effect of the dangerous floods 1964 and 1973
Increased the farmland drastically
Powered a huge amount of the country
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Aswan Dam Enviromental and cultural problems
Flooding lower Nubia
Silt held back
Logging soils
Erosion
Endangering historical sites
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Aral Sea D am
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Aral Sea
One of the biggest lakes on Earth
Located in Central Asia between Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan
The last attempt to save the sea was to build a Dam
Water lever raised by 12m
Salinity was dropped
Fishing rates raised again
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Work Cited
8. Antelava, Natalya. "BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Dam Project
Aims to save Aral Sea." BBC NEWS | News Front Page . BBC, 9 Apr.
2007. Web. 14 June 2010. .
6. Antelava, Natalya. Dam project aims to save Aral Sea . BBC
News . BBC, 2010. Web. 14 June 2010. .
3. Kelly, Peggy. Cause of St. Francis Dam collapse more
concrete than initially verified. Santa Paula Times Online . Santa
Paula Times, 2010. Web. 14 June 2010. .
4. More than 37,000 Chinese dams could collapse from excess
rain. AsiaNews.it . Autogestione contenuti di AsiaNews, 8 May 2009.
Web. 14 June 2010. .
1. Poorly Run Hydro. Dam Effects . Hydropower Reform Coalition,
2009. Web. 14 June 2010. .
2. Sait TAHMSCOLU, M., et al. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF
DAMS. DSI . N.p., 2007. Web. 14 June 2010. .
5. Smith, S. E. Why are Dams Potentially Harmful to Fish? Wise
Geek . conjecture corporation , 12 Apr. 2010. Web. 14June 2010.
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7. "The Kazakh Miracle: Recovery of the North Aral Sea."
Environment News Service . Environment News Service (ENS), 1 Aug.
2008. Web. 14 June 2010. .