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Photo ID: h0x1bjSubject: GlaciersDescription
Alpine Environment; Cryology; Dam Sites; Dams; Engineering Geology; Erosion; Fluvial Features; Glacial Geology; Glaciology; Hills; Hydrology; Hydrosphere; Ice; Ice Movement; Landforms; Mountains; Sedimentation; Snow; Water StorageAustrian Alps. Small hanging glacier and dam (lower right in image) near the Italian border.
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Bruce Molnia

Credit Line: Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics		Europe; Austria; Alps
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: h27odkSubject: GroundwaterDescription
Dam Sites; Dams; Design; Engineering Geology; Environmental Geology; Ground Water; Hydrology; Reservoirs; Water Resources; Water StorageA double dam in the Austrian Alps.
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Bruce Molnia

Credit Line: Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics		Europe; Austria
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: hdeffiSubject: Lakes/PondsDescription
Construction; Dams; Damsites; Design; Earth Dams; Engineering Geology; Environmental Geology; Lakes; Land Management; Land Use; Ponds; Reservoirs; Water StorageEarthen dam in northern California.
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Marli Miller

Credit Line: Copyright © Marli Miller, University of Oregon		North America; United States; California
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: hflupcSubject: RiversDescription
Concrete Dams; Dam Sites; Dams; Reservoirs; Water Storage; WaterharnessingThis dam across the Connecticut River in the Turner Falls section of Montague, Massachusetts is at the site of the first dam on the Connecticut River.
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Bruce Molnia

Credit Line: Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics		North America; United States; Massachusetts; Connecticut River
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: hfz4bsSubject: RiversDescription
Canals; Irrigation; Reservoirs; Resources; Salt River; Water; Water Diversion; Water Management; Water Resources; Water Storage; Water Supply; Water UseThe Salt River supplies the water that is being diverted by this irrigation canal east of Phoenix, Arizona.
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Bruce Molnia

Credit Line: Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics		North America; United States; Arizona; Salt River
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: hr6u6hSubject: Lakes/PondsDescription
Hydrology; Landscapes; Park County; Reservoirs; Surface Water; Water Resources; Water StorageEast end of the Buffalo Bill Reservoir looking downstream toward Cody, WY.
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Louis Maher

Credit Line: Copyright © Louis Maher		North America; United States; Wyoming; Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: ij69d9Subject: EnvironmentDescription
Colorado River; Dams; Fresh Water; Sluicing; Water Diversion; Water Management; Water StorageLaguna Diversion dam is located on the Colorado River 13 miles northeast of Yuma, Arizona, and about 5 miles downstream from Imperial Dam. The original purpose of this dam was to divert Colorado River water to the project area. Since 1948, irrigation water for the project has been diverted at Imperial Dam. Laguna Dam now serves as a regulating structure for sluicing flows and for downstream toe protection for Imperial Dam.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; Arizona; Laguna Diversion Dam
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: ij69mhSubject: RiversDescription
Colorado River; Dams; Fresh Water; Lake Mead; Water Diversion; Water Impoundments; Water StorageBoulder Dam, formerly known as Hoover Dam, forms Lake Mead which is the largest artificial lake in the United States by volume.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; Nevada; Boulder Dam
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: ij69rjSubject: EnvironmentDescription
Arizona; Colorado River; Dams; Fresh Water; Hydroelectric Power; Lake Powell; Water Diversion; Water Impoundments; Water StorageWater spews forth from the Glen Canyon Dam after fulfilling its hydroelectric function. The dam, one of the largest concrete dams in the world, impounds Lake Powell.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; Utah; Glen Canyon Dam
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

Photo ID: imv09oSubject: Lakes/PondsDescription
Dams; Reservoirs; Surface Reservoirs; Water Resources; Water Storage; Water SupplyThe tilted strata helps to form a natural basin for this reservoir of the Virgin River outside of St. George Utah.
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Michael Collier

Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier		North America; United States; Utah; Virgin River
Photo Quality | LargeAvailable for Commercial Use

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