25 Jun
2015
25 Jun
'15
12:47 p.m.
(A simple zigzag would probably do.) Silting up: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Three_Gorges_Dam#Erosion_and_sedimentation Keep the water behind it moving at high speed by confinement to a long, tortuous course. The confining structures could be flimsy compared to the actual dam. --rwg