Dams

Dams

Dams are barriers built across waterways to retain, divert, or regulate water. Dam construction combines a retaining structure with spillways, outlets, foundations, and other elements suited to the surrounding ground and water flow. Reservoirs, flood management, irrigation, and power generation provide different contexts for dams, while material and structural form reflect the conditions of each site.

Water Supply, Movement, and Control

Water infrastructure connects sources, routes, changes in level, and points of use through coordinated structures. Aqueducts, canals, locks, dams, and fountains differ in how water is conveyed, retained, regulated, or displayed, linking practical hydraulic functions with recognizable forms in settlements and landscapes.

  1. Aqueducts

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  2. Canals and Locks

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  3. Fountains

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