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Today's dam of the week is the Comerío Dam in Comerío, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1984 and has a height of 73m that spans the La Plata River. Puerto Rico has at least 23 dams with a total reservoir storage volume of 0.53 km³ and HEP generating capacity of 92 MW. #damoftheweek
Dams are the most important part of our global water infrastructure underpinning food and water security for billions. Careful management of dams and their watersheds is necessary to ensure economic and environmental sustainability. Find out more at https://t.co/A4RW2MG517
Today's dam of the week is the Dubǎsari Dam in Dubǎsari, Moldova. It was built in 1954 and has a height of 25m that spans the Dniester River. Moldova has at least 20 dams with a total reservoir storage volume of >1.5 km³ and HEP generating capacity of >64 MW. #damoftheweek
Dams are the most important part of our global water infrastructure underpinning food and water security for billions. Careful management of dams and their watersheds is necessary to ensure economic and environmental sustainability. Find out more at: https://t.co/xV5XJzvNtO
Today's dam of the week is the Prosser Creek Dam in California, USA. It was built in 1962 and has a 50m wall that spans the Prosser Creek. The USA has at least 92,000 dams with a total reservoir storage volume of >443.1 km³ and HEP generating capacity of >101 GWh. #DamOfTheWeek
Dams are the most important part of our global water infrastructure underpinning food and water security for billions. Careful management of dams and their watersheds is necessary to ensure economic and environmental sustainability. Find out more at https://t.co/PEMg7cWGcQ
Today's dam of the week is the Tränsglet Dam in Sweden. It was built in 1974 and has a 125m wall that spans the Dal River. Sweden has at least 10,000 dams with a total reservoir storage volume of >34.7 km³ and HEP generating capacity of >28k GWh. #DamOfTheWeek