Top seven Interesting Dams Of The World
A . New Cornelia tailings dam in Arizona was recognized as the greatest long, nearly 209.5 million cubic meters of water. However, currently ranks second after Syncrude tailings dam in Canada ( Fort McMurray , Alberta ), which provides 540 million cubic meters of water.
B . The highest dam in the world was built in Tajikistan, in the Vakhsh . Nurak dam reached the height of 330 meters above the level of the Sea. His record was kept for a long period of time, even if it could be outranged by another dam on the river 335 meters - its construction was frozen as the USSR disintegrated .
C . The highest concrete dam built in Switzerland - Grande Dixence in Dixence river. It was built in the period between 1953-1961 . Its height is 285 m, crest length - 700 meters.
D. The largest dam is Oostersheldedam coast , Storm barrier in the southwest of the Netherlands . It consists of 65 blocks and steel doors 62 and concrete , the total length of 9 km .
May Mississippi River is probably the record pool of water in the context of the amount of prey. It has the largest number of technological objects, from Cape Girardeau and finish in the Gulf of Mexico - which extend over 2787 km .
F . Flevoland polder two - East and South - form a continuous surface and connect with the rest of the Netherlands with the help of dams, bridges and dams . Together, these polders can be considered as an artificial island , the formation of a new Dutch province - East Flevoland . It also includes an additional 2 fairly large new cities - Dronten and Almere , and the population of the province in 1995 amounted to 262 thousand people. This large artificial island stations and industrial facilities are located , not to mention agriculture, which was held here .
G . The longest dam is built in Paraguay Yakireta dam has a length of 69.6 km . It lies on the border between Argentina and Paraguay on the Parana River . Also nearby Del City City, the commercial capital of Paraguay , which declared free of tariffs on trade in its field. It is also connected by the bridge of friendship in Brazil, with the link to the Argentina of the tri-border area . Therefore, the city and the region of the dam to stimulate the growth of trade , export and import and industrial transportation in Ciudad Del Este (Paraguay) operations. In addition, the largest dam - Itapua - also located in the district of Ciudad del Este.
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