Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.

The history of federal involvement in dam construction goes back at least to the 1820s, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built wing dams to improve navigat

The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and g

This history explores the story of federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction by carefully selecting those dams and river systems that seem