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Dams can release water downstream as needed. Without them, water would just drain out to sea/ocean in the wet season, and in the dry season would be completely
by xyzzyz 4y ago
Dams can release water downstream as needed. Without them, water would just drain out to sea/ocean in the wet season, and in the dry season would be completely gone. Without dams, American southwest literally wouldn’t exist.
- micromacrofoot 4y agoYeah the part you're missing is that the area that controls the dam often wants to keep as much water as possible during times of drought, so there's often a local power struggle... this very dam has faced similar control debates.
- xyzzyz 4y agoWithout a dam, during times of drought, the downstream party does not have water either. It is the very presence of the dam that enables considerations of this sort. Without it, the water just drains to the ocean quickly, and neither upstream nor downstream gets any water during dry season.