Hoover Dam (1936)  Also Called Boulder Dam  Arch & Gravity Dam  726 feet High, 1244 feet Long  Colorado River  Lake Mead.

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Hoover Dam (1936)  Also Called Boulder Dam  Arch & Gravity Dam  726 feet High, 1244 feet Long  Colorado River  Lake Mead

Aswan High Dam  Erected  Across Nile Near Aswan - Lake Nasser  Soviet Sponsored  365 feet High, 3280 feet Long  2100 MW Capacity

Canals  Grand Canal Of China  Erie Canal  Suez Canal  Panama Canal

Grand Canal Of china  Began - 6th Century BC  Completed  Tianjin City To Hangzhou  Still In Use  1107 miles Long

Erie Canal  Lake Erie To Hudson River  Began  Completed  363 miles Long, 40 feet Wide, 4 feet Deep  Main Use - Grain From The Midwest To NYC  Today - St. Lawrence Seaway  Little Used

Suez Canal  Connects Mediterranean To Gulf of Suez (Indian Ocean)  Origins - 13th Century BC  Egyptians  Nile Delta To Gulf Of Suez  Began  Completed  Length miles, Depth - 53 feet  Ships - Aircraft Carriers, Limited Tankers  No Locks

Panama Canal

 “Greatest Engineering Work Ever”  Connects Carribean Sea To Pacific Ocean  Began  Completed  40 miles Long, 41 feet Deep  3 Locks Up 85 Feet To Lake Gatun  Difficulties - Excavation, Slides, Disease  Panama Owns, US Defends