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Building The Ultimate Dam http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~jacksond/ultdam.html Donald Jackson of the History Department, Lafayette College, describes his book on John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the American West. Excerpts and illustrations. Deltaworks http://www.deltawerken.com/ Includes the history of the 1953 flooding in The Netherlands and series of dams created to prevent this from happening again. Gibraltar Dam http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/heritage/065.HTM Historical overview of this dam built in 1920 and designed by Joseph Barlow Lippincott (1864-1942) in the Pacific Southwest, from the United States Department of Agriculture. Grand Coulee Dam http://users.owt.com/chubbard/gcdam/ The dam on the Columbia river is the largest concrete structure in the United States. Charles Hubbard provides history, photographs and bibliography. Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html Sunset Cities gives construction facts and figures, history, photographs and visitor information on this giant dam built in the US Depression years. Kalpasar Dam Development Feasibility Study http://www.kalpasar.gujarat.gov.in/ Gujarat State considers a proposed tidal power dam at the Gulf of Khambhat, India. Includes history, benefits and technical features. Parker Dam http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/parker_dam/du_parkerdam.html Guide from Desert USA to the deepest dam in the world, built in the 1930s on the Colorado River. Includes history, photographs and visitor information. United States Society on Dams http://www.ussdams.org/ Professional organization advancing the technology of dam engineering and safety; fostering socially and environmentally responsible water resources projects; and promoting awareness of the benefits of dams. Previously known as United States Committee on Large Dams (USCOLD).

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