Concrete dam
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- See arch dam, buttress dam, or gravity dam. See also masonry dam. A concrete dam generally requires a sound rock foundation.
Bureau of Reclamation - Cite This Source - This Definition - Ambursen dam, Arch-buttress dam (or curved buttress dam), Arch dam, Buttress dam, Flat slab or slab and buttress dam, Massive head buttress dam, Multiple arch dam, Ripple, Solid head buttress dam