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A range of topics from the International Rivers Networks including social, environmental and economic impacts, and dam performance and safety.

Donald Jackson of the History Department, Lafayette College, describes his book on John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the American West. Excerpts and illustrations.

Reviews plans and specifications for the construction of new dams or for the enlargement, alteration, repair, or removal of existing dams. Includes technical references, statutes and regulations.

Article discusses the climate benefits of building a dam across the straits of Gibralter. By R. G. Johnson, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota.

Features a range of information for undergraduate studies. Topics include loadings, geology, site investigations, and construction. Compiled by Andrew Graham at Durham University.

Illustrated project by Diana Biggs, on the social and environmental impacts of large dams. Includes case studies.

Demonstrate how dams can be used by university teachers and students to explore topics in both environmental studies and development studies. Includes discussions, case studies of selected dam projects, and lists of references to assist teachers and students in further research.

Includes the history of the 1953 flooding in The Netherlands and series of dams created to prevent this from happening again.

History of the dams, reservoirs, and 73 mile aqueduct of the Elan Valley waterworks in mid-Wales. From the Powys digital history project.

Basic animated guide to the before, during, and after phases of dam construction.

Provides links to publications that show progress in German dam research and case histories where modern techniques had been used. Publications in pdf format.

Full text of John McMaster's 1876 publication.

Article by Joe Gelt which details the range of dams and the regulations that control them.

Topics include the societal nature of dams and opposition to, examples of failures, and types.

Gujarat State considers a proposed tidal power dam at the Gulf of Khambhat, India. Includes history, benefits and technical features.

Project history, news, technical data and photographs. Arch dam located on the Karun river in Iran.

Technical resource for information on the performance of dams, supporting dam safety, engineering, and public policy. Includes a database of dams in the U.S., and a database of primarily dam failures.

Guide from Desert USA to the deepest dam in the world, built in the 1930s on the Colorado River. Includes history, photographs and visitor information.

Comment and photographs from the Bureau of Reclamation.

Provides a range of photographs and commentary on the history and construction of this 1938 dam located on the Grand river in Oklahoma.

Topics include current issues, safety, dam properties and failures. From the WISE uranium project.

A range of topics from Richard Woodward, including how dams are built and work, geology, and the environment.

Illustrated article on the progress in designing critical structures to avoid damage during large earthquakes.

Archive of the commission whose objectives were to undertake a global review of the development effectiveness of large dams and to develop internationally acceptable criteria and guidelines for future decision-making on dams.