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All the good sites were used by 1940. The ideal big dam is Hoover Dam. Large, deep canyon in a desert. Narrow, deep canyon dam site. Hard rock geology. No majo
by Animats 1y ago
All the good sites were used by 1940.
The ideal big dam is Hoover Dam. Large, deep canyon in a desert. Narrow, deep canyon dam site. Hard rock geology. No major towns or agricultural areas in the area to be flooded above the dam. That's the best case.
Most later dams are at worse sites.
- tomrod 1y agoIn which continent?
- eunoia 1y agoFor the curious: Cadillac Desert is a great history of American dam building and the Bureau of Reclamation
- igor47 1y agoExcept now thanks to climate change the water levels might drop below the intake in lake Mead. Lake Powell is even worse, Glenn canyon dam was always a mistake, and it might stop producing power next year.