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Different dam structures are used depending on terrain, available materials, and purpose.

Bundles of champions like Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Buckpasser, and Bold Ruler show up in the pedigrees of Kentucky Derby contenders Hold Me Back and Friesan Fire.

Dams affect oceans in a variety of ways by altering the flow of rivers leading into the sea.

The installation of a hydroelectric dam facility can have a variety of influences on the environment of the river and local area.

China's Three Gorges Dam provided designers and construction crews with several engineering challenges.

The Akosombo Dam in Ghana was built during the 1960's to provide power to the poor nation of Ghana. This is a short profile.

Breeders' Cup winners Albertus Maximus (Albert the Great) in the Dirt Mile and Dalakhani son Conduit in the Turf also have Northern Dancer and Mr. Prospector sire lines.

Despite disastrous human, political and environmental consequences, developing countries are still intent on building large dams and complicated water projects.

Excluding the floods caused by hurricanes, the worst and deadliest flood in the US occurred on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam burst.

The Alum Creek Below Dam Recreation Area offers all-day family activities like playgrounds, picnicking, grilling, kite flying, and peering over the edge of a 93-foot dam.

Great Britain-bred Donativum scored in the BC Juvenile Turf as a son of English champion sprinter, Cadeaux Genereux. Maram won the Juvenile Fillies Turf for sire Sahm.

Cofferdams allow engineers to displace water from an area to allow for construction operations.

Great racers can make great sires of more great racers. Real Quiet and E Dubai won prestigious races and sired Midnight Lute and Desert Code for great 2008 BC wins.

Irish filly Goldikova, with Northern Dancer in her great grandparents house, became the third female to win the BC Mile. An Irish colt romped in the first BC Marathon.

Stardom Bound and Midshipman won the BC World Championships Juvenile divisions.  Mr. Prospector, Seattle Slew, Nijinsky II, A.P. Indy and Raise a Native are relatives.

Proven sires produced this year's winners of the Breeders' Cup World Championships Filly and Mare Sprint and the BC Filly and Mare Turf, Ventura and Forever Together.

Raven's Pass pulled one of the Breeders' Cup World Championships' all-time great upsets by defeating Curlin. His bloodline includes Secretariat. Zenyatta was all power.

The story of the failing of the St. Francis Dam, and some history behind it's building and reason for creating a reservoir - the scarceness of LA water supplies.

Grand Coulee Dam first generated electricity in 1941. It fueled the American war machine in the Pacific Northwest during World War II. Other advantages were gained too.

With great views and interesting interpretive programs, visitor centers at Bonneville Dam and Lock offer excellent learning opportunities for visitors, free of charge.

This project, originally aimed only at improving navigation on the Upper Mississippi River, transformed into a major source of work relief for the New Deal.

Oral contact with a monogamous partner can help keep foreplay (or the whole event) fun, but when done with someone else, it can lead to lifelong discomfort.

Removing derelict dams improves riparian wildlife habitat, improves habitat for fisheries, reduces public utility liability, and provides recreational opportunities.

The only breeding site for Near Threatened, Lesser Flamingos in South Africa is currently being destroyed unless drastic action is taken to save this special wetland.

Low-head dams are a particularly dangerous river feature that padders need to avoid. Hydraulic currents caused by these structures are perilous to boaters and swimmers.

If the Bakun Dam is built, 10,000 indigenous people will be forcibly resettled. Is the economic basis on which the dam is to be built really justified?

Grand Coulee Dam was one of the largest man-made structures on the earth at the time it was completed in 1941. Its electricity was essential for World War II projects.

It took time to get funding to build Grand Coulee Dam. But once federal money was reserved for the project, construction got under way. Even so, it still took 7 years.

Any list of top Amsterdam attractions will include Dam Square, where Dutch culture, color and history attract throngs of visitors at all times of day and night.

Itaipu Dam, a Paraguayan/Brazilian effort, supplies 90 percent of Paraguay's energy. Can the infrastructure handle Brazilian travel and the Brazil Olympics in 2016?

The largest hydroelectric project and largest foreign investment ever in Laos, Nam Theun II inspires both great hopes and huge controversy.

Built during the Great Depression, Boulder/Hoover Dam was a 20th Century marvel. About one million people tour the dam each year and many of them also visit Boulder City.

There were four Triple Crown winners in the 1940s. Two of them, Count Fleet and Citation, became high profile stallions, but Whirlaway and Assault had other attributes.

Hydroelectric power is the most widely used renewable energy source in the world.

A review of the Avro Lancaster which entered RAF service in March 1942; a most critical period for Britain's survival during WWII.

By 1914, almost the whole of Africa was colonized by Europeans. For the Africans, there were benefits in this situation but there were also serious disadvantages.

Visitors to Detroit, Oregon enjoy touring Detroit Dam, fishing on Detroit Lake, camping along the lake shore, and hiking in the Cascade Mountains and national forests.

Central China rocked by massive earthquake

What will be the impact of climate change on Southeast Asia?

What will be the impact on energy production in Southeast Asia of global climate change?

Will the impact of global climate change on Southeast Asia encourage governments to turn to nuclear energy?

This article discusses the functioning of a hydroelectric power plant and its importance to the world today.

Touchstones Museum unites Robert Sanford, Julie Castonguay & Eileen Delehanty Pearkes for a Public Forum & Expert Panel on Water Issues in the Columbia Basin, BC.

When finding yourself in Las Vegas, sometimes you want to get away from the bright lights and gambling. A number of attractions can be found in the greater Nevada area.

Elusive and nocturnal porcupines avoid traps and researchers but dam building and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest may be forcing them into contact with humans.

A Vegas day trip may wake travelers from a neon trance and lead them to discover dazzling green or blue colors of another kind - the colors that Nature has to offer.

For 3000 years the temples of Abu Simbel sat on its ancient site, but when the building of a dam that would flood the site was propsed, achaeologists rushed to save them.

The last adult Chinese Paddlefish was seen in the Yangtze River in 2003 and no young fish have been seen since 1995.

Hydroelectric power has the advantages of being able to produce clean energy from the many dams and rivers in the United States.

Curlin won his second consecutive US Horse Of The Year title in a runaway victory. Like his performances on the track, Curlin streeted his rivals in a dominant display.