Definition of money for English Language Learners. : 1  something (such as coins or bills) used as a way to pay for goods and services and to pay people for their work. : 2  a person's wealth : the money that a person has. 3  monies : amounts of money.
Normally buttress dams are made of concrete and feature a series braces called buttresses along the downstream side of the dam to prevent the natural flow of water. The Daniel-Johnson Dam in Quebec, Canada is a multiple arch buttress dam.In the U.S., the most common type of dam is the embankment dam. These are large dams made out of soil and rock which use their weight to hold back water. To prevent water from moving through them, embankment dams also have a thick waterproof core.The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan is the worldâs largest embankment dam. reservoir is a man-made lake that is primarily used for storing water. They can also be defined as the specific bodies of water formed by the construction of a dam. For example, the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Californiaâs Yosemite National Park is the body of water created and held back by the OâShaughnessy Dam.
Depending on the size of dam structure construction costs will vary, however, this form of flood mitigation is typically one of the more costly. Large dam projects can cost anywhere between $1 and $6.5 billion [4] while smaller dams will cost less. Construction times vary depending on the dam project. For example, the large Hoover Dam in Nevada took five years to construct while the Glenmore Reservoir and Dam in Calgary took one year to construct [5] [6] .