About Dams
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Roadford embankment dam under
construction in Devon, SW England
This is a typical sequence of events for constructing a dam and creating a reservoir:
- Diverting the river
- Preparing the foundation for the dam
- Building the dam
- Concrete dam
- Embankment dam - Filling the reservoir
- Testing that valves and floodgates work
- Monitoring the behaviour of the newly built dam
