Masonry dam

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Masonry dams are dams made out of masonry; mainly stone and brick. They are either the gravity or the arch-gravity type. The largest masonry dam in the world is Nagarjunasagar Dam in India.^{[citation needed]}

Visual examples

The original Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona
New Croton Dam in New York
The Artouste Dam in France

See also

References

Nagarjuna sagar site

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