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Rising River Chelsea turned on the television and saw that heavy rains had once again filled up a nearby river Water had begun to flow over the river s edges and many homes next to the river had been flooded damaged or even washed away Chelsea thought about the problem What could be done to stop this from happening again Chelsea wondered if a mud wall could be built along the sides of the river Or maybe a hose could be used to suck up the extra water
ELLLLIN Did you know Some dams can be Solving Problems Throughout history people have tried to find ways to stop rivers from flooding One of the best ways people have found is to build a used to create power When water passes through a dam it makes turbines spin which creates electricity dam A dam is a structure built across a river to hold back and collect water The water collects behind a dam A reservoir can be and creates a lake or pond called a reservoir used to water crops or for fishing boating or
