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Here’s how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

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How Do Spillways Work? The Hidden Safety System of Dams

A dam without a spillway is a disaster waiting to happen. Learn how these vital structures control floods, balance water ...
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Explainer: How do the Highland Lakes and dams work?

CENTRAL TEXAS — The Highland Lakes, their flows and storage units are extremely important to the Hill Country and Austin metro. Lakes Travis and Buchanan -- the region's water supply reservoirs -- ...
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Ask Caray: How do the McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River work?

The McAlpine Locks and Dam play a crucial role in helping vessels down the Ohio River, but what else do they do? In this week's Ask Caray, WLKY's Caray Grace took a trip to the McAlpine Locks visitors ...

What are 'leaky dams' and how do they stop floods?

Shropshire Wildlife Trust has been making "leaky dams" to slow the flow of water downstream – this involves placing branches ...
The Gazette

Here's how locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...
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Here's how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...