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  2. Risk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a ...

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    On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres ...

  3. Watch: Drone footage of flooding in Nashville, Illinois ... - AOL

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    July 16, 2024 at 10:38 AM. The dam at the Nashville City Reservoir has failed and the Washington County Emergency Management Agency has asked residents in portions of the town to evacuate Tuesday ...

  4. Water storage - Wikipedia

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    Water storage. Water storage is a broad term referring to storage of both potable water for consumption, and non potable water for use in agriculture. In both developing countries and some developed countries found in tropical climates, there is a need to store potable drinking water during the dry season. In agriculture water storage, water is ...

  5. Off-stream reservoir - Wikipedia

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    An off-stream reservoir is a reservoir that is not located on a streambed, and is supplied by a pipeline, aqueduct or an adjacent stream. San Luis Reservoir is the largest off-stream reservoir in the United States. Although it is located on a small stream, it gets the vast majority of its water from the California Aqueduct by pumping aqueduct ...

  6. Pumped-storage hydroelectricity - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, the United States had 21.5 GW of pumped storage generating capacity (20.6% of world capacity). [69] PSH contributed 21,073 GWh of energy in 2020 in the United States, but −5,321 GWh (net) because more energy is consumed in pumping than is generated. [70]

  7. Water pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution in the United States is a growing problem that became critical in the 19th century with the development of mechanized agriculture, mining, and industry, although laws and regulations introduced in the late 20th century have improved water quality in many water bodies. [ 1] Extensive industrialization and rapid urban growth ...

  8. Balloon hits a New Orleans power line and triggers boil water ...

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    August 7, 2024 at 12:56 PM. Ben Hasty. A boil water advisory is in place for the East Bank of New Orleans and Algiers Point after a foil balloon hit a power line and briefly caused an outage at a ...

  9. Streamflow - Wikipedia

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    Streamflow. Streamflow, or channel runoff, is the flow of water in streams and other channels, and is a major element of the water cycle. It is one runoff component, the movement of water from the land to waterbodies, the other component being surface runoff. Water flowing in channels comes from surface runoff from adjacent hillslopes, from ...