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Dam Building

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DAMS

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Dams in MN help control the water levels in lakes and also produce power, there is a dam in Albert Lea

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LAWS AND REGULATIONS

  • You are required to have a permit to build a dam
  • You also have to be able to pay for up keep on the dam
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IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

  • Dams hurt the aquatic organisms by altering water temp and reducing the air in the water

HOW DO DAMS IMPACT MINNESOTANS

  • They impact minnesotans by killing fish, makes it smell bad
  • Reducing amount of fish so there is more algae

This lock helped build Minneapolis. Now it's closing.

  • The article is about a hydroelectric dam that is closing that used to provide power to Minneapolis.
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