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Dam

A subdivision of the mohar, the currency of Nepal prior to 1932. A dam was equivalent to 1/128 of a mohar.

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Elevation data collected at 80 sites in the canyon--primarily at pools just upstream of major rapids--suggest that the debris damming those pools is on average 26 centimeters higher now than it was when those same spots were surveyed in 1923.

Straight flush: researchers' latest effort to shape the Grand Canyon

Similarly, fisheries that are sustained by flooding undergo an estimated 30-70% decrease in output with resulting losses in food and income as a result of damming, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

DAM-BUILDING DECISIONS

Bureau of Reclamation, gave a speech lambasting environmentalists for their opposition to damming up the Grand Canyon national park.