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Someone Stop that Water

Someone Stop that Water. Today’s Goal: To learn about the importance of dams To learn about the role that dams played in Kentucky’s history. Someone Stop that Water. A dam is a barrier that impounds, or stops, water. Someone Stop that Water.

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Someone Stop that Water

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  1. Someone Stop that Water Today’s Goal: • To learn about the importance of dams • To learn about the role that dams played in Kentucky’s history

  2. Someone Stop that Water • A dam is a barrier that impounds, or stops, water

  3. Someone Stop that Water • The construction of a dam can create or eliminate a habitat For Example: OR It can force people and animals to leave their homes to clear out space for the new body of water It can provide a new area for large numbers of fish and other animals to live

  4. Someone Stop that Water • Some dams are constructed to stop certain areas from flooding

  5. Someone Stop that Water • Scientists have learned how to use dams to control the flow of water and create electricity

  6. Someone Stop that Water • The United States Army Corp of Engineers is a group of military and civilian engineers, scientists, and other specialists

  7. Someone Stop that Water • They work on engineering and environmental matters to meet the demands of changing times and requirements.

  8. Someone Stop that Water • As of April, 2002, there were 943 dams in Kentucky

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