United States · Building
Conowingo Dam (1928), Susquehanna River, Conowingo, Maryland
Built in just over two years by Philadelphia Electric Company, Conowingo Dam transformed the lower Susquehanna into one…
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United States · Building
Fontana Dam (1944), Little Tennessee River, Bryson City, North Carolina
The tallest dam east of the Rocky Mountains, Fontana was rushed to completion in less than three years…
United States · Building
Grand Coulee Dam (1942), Columbia River, Coulee Dam, Washington State
The grandest act of public works in American history, Grand Coulee turned a dry plateau into an irrigated…
Austria · Building
Nussdorf weir and lock
Otto Wagner's twin hydraulic structures at Vienna's Danube Canal, authorized in 1892, exemplify fin-de-siècle engineering and architectural innovation.
United States · Building
Shasta Dam (1945), Sacramento River, Redding, California
The New Deal's great gamble on California's future, Shasta Dam transformed the Sacramento Valley from a place of…
Somalia · Manufactured
The Genale Barrage and Irrigation District
On the lower Shabelle, a barrage completed in 1926 fed the canals of Genale, the largest Italian colonial…
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