hydroelectric dam
C8942
concept
A hydroelectric dam is a large engineered structure that stores and controls river water to drive turbines and generate electricity while managing water flow and levels.
Observed surface forms (4)
- run-of-the-river dam ×5
- TVA dam ×1
- hydroelectric facility ×1
- hydropower system ×1
Instances (32)
- Srisailam Dam
- Almatti Dam
- Eder Dam
- Omkareshwar Dam
- Aswan High Dam
- Keswick Dam
- Folsom Dam
- New Melones Dam via concept surface "hydroelectric facility"
- Oroville Dam
- Castaic Dam
- Cahora Bassa Dam
- Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
- Skowhegan Dam
- Bonneville Dam
- The Dalles Dam
- McNary Dam
- Chief Joseph Dam
- Columbia River hydropower system via concept surface "hydropower system"
- Ranjit Sagar Dam
- Thein Dam
- Atatürk Dam
- Keban Dam
- Tabqa Dam
- Three Gorges Dam
- Gezhouba Dam
- Fort Loudoun Dam
- Norris Dam
- Melton Hill Dam
- Watts Bar Dam
- Red Rock Dam
- Kentucky Dam
- Yacyretá Dam via concept surface "run-of-the-river dam"