Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Updated Oct. 15 at 1:29 p.m. A colossal dam is near completion on ...

Even after Wilbur’s proclamation, the dam was referred to in the press by both names, but it was called Hoover in all official documents and congressional appropriations bills. When Hoover lost ...

This photo shows the dam at the end of the 2019 rainy season The long-running dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive hydroelectric dam being built on the River Nile shows no sign ...

California’s enormous Klamath Dam removal project, the likes of which has never been seen on Earth, is now complete — and “ahead of schedule and on budget,” no less. “This is a ...

Dam Neck is located on the Atlantic coast, five miles south of the downtown resort of Virginia Beach. Dam Neck has 3.2 miles of some of the most beautiful beach front in Virginia and covers over ...

A huge dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine has been destroyed, unleashing a flood. Ukraine's military and Nato have accused Russia of blowing up the dam, while Russia has blamed ...

What Is a Dental Dam? A dental dam is a square, stretchy sheet made from latex or polyurethane plastic. It blocks the body fluids that can spread sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Most people ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known as Waterville Dam, has not failed. TEMA is citing the dam’s owner ...

Thailand’s government has issued a flood warning to 11 central provinces, including Bangkok, as a major dam located along the Chao Phraya River prepares to release water. The dam located in ...

The state of Wisconsin has been experiencing a rapid increase in dam failures in recent years, according to a new report. On Thursday, the Wisconsin Policy Form published a report which found that ...

Twice a year, hundreds of visitors flock to Clinton for an opportunity to walk across the top of the Wachusett Dam and gaze over the Wachusett Reservoir. Visitors seeking to make the final trek ...

Andrew Van Dam writes the Department of Data column each week for The Washington Post. He has covered economics and wrangled data and graphics for The Post and the Wall Street Journal. He got his ...