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Norris Dam

(Encyclopedia)Norris Dam: see Tennessee Valley Authority. ...

Ross Dam

(Encyclopedia)Ross Dam, Wash.: see Skagit, river. ...

Roosevelt Dam

(Encyclopedia)Roosevelt Dam: see Salt River valley. ...

Akosombo Dam

(Encyclopedia)Akosombo Dam, Ghana: see Volta, river. ...

Kemano Dam

(Encyclopedia)Kemano Dam: see Nechako, river, Canada. ...

Wilson Dam

(Encyclopedia)Wilson Dam: see Tennessee Valley Authority. ...

Grand Junction

(Encyclopedia)Grand Junction, city (2020 pop. 65,560), seat of Mesa co., W Colo., at the junction of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers; inc. 1891. The shipping and pro...

Fontana Dam

(Encyclopedia)Fontana Dam, N.C.: see Little Tennessee, river. ...

Grand Manan

(Encyclopedia)Grand Manan mənănˈ [key], island c.16 mi (26 km) long and c.7 mi (11.3 km) wide, S N.B. Canada, in the Bay of Fundy. On the north and west sides are bold cliffs, rising from 200 ft to 400 ft (61–...

Combin, Grand

(Encyclopedia)Combin, Grand gräN kôNbăNˈ [key], peak, 14,164 ft (4,317 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps, near the Italian border. ...