The Subiaco Dam is an example of one of the earliest Roman Dams ever built and has remained the highest in Rome. Although the dam is thin, it still remains unbroken until it fell apart in 1305. People blame the two monks who removed a few stones from the dam, to lower the level of the lake which was flooding their fields.
Romans are good dam builders, we built many number of Roman dams in Italy. The largest reservoir impounded by us Romans was created by a dam which is located near Homs, Syria in 284 AD. The Dam has an incredible length of 2000 meters and impounded around 90 million meters cube of water.
In 1767 and 1800 the first triangular gravity dams were built in Mexico but the person who built it is unknown. There are many types of dams in Rome such as Rock-fill Dams, Earth fill Dams, Coffer Dams, Asphlat Concrete Core, Tiber Dams, Wooden Dams and Steel Dams. Many dams now are built with cement/concrete. Later dams were built with steel it helped to raise existing gravity dams to a higher crest level.
What is the purpose of the dam? Many people wonder why; the dam can provide us with a reservoir of water for industry and domestic use. Dams are really important to us because it helps us make every day life easier. Such as saving water for us, giving us water supplies and retaining water. Dams also help us keep away liquids that may affect our living, restore water and produce electricity.
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