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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>What is a dam? Briefly describe what it does and how it is different from a levee.<br />
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Explain how beavers build dams and why. How do beaver dams affect the environment? How else can dams be created in nature?<br />
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>What are the benefits of dams? What are some potentially negative aspects of dams?<br />
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>List five materials historically used in constructing a dam embankment.<br />
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>From pictures, identify the following structures and explain their features and application:<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req5a /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Arch dam<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req5b /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Buttress dam<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req5c /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Gravity dam<br />
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:<b>d. <section begin=req5d /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Diversiondam<br />
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:<b>e. <section begin=req5e /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Hydroelectric dam<br />
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:<b>f. <section begin=req5f /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Levee or dike<br />
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:<b>g. <section begin=req5g /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Locks<br />
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:<b>h. <section begin=req5h /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Low-head dam (weir)<br />
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:<b>i. <section begin=req5i /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Run-of-the-river dam<br />
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:<b>j. <section begin=req5j /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Saddle dam<br />
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Know the following terms to be able to explain it to someone unfamiliar with dams and levees:<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req6a /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Cut-off trench<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req6b /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Fish passage/ladder<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req6c /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Rock toe<br />
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:<b>d. <section begin=req6d /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Spillway<br />
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:<b>e. <section begin=req6e /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Piping<br />
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Explain why someone should consider a low-head dam dangerous and avoid it while canoeing, kayaking or swimming.<br />
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Dams are complicated structures. How do the following issues affect the consideration, design or construction of a dam?<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req8a /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Wildlife<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req8b /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Water quality<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req8c /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Emergency spillway<br />
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:<b>d. <section begin=req8d /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Emergency action plan<br />
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:<b>e. <section begin=req8e /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Safety<br />
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:<b>f. <section begin=req8f /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Geotechnical investigations<br />
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:<b>g. <section begin=req8g /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Discharge structure<br />
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:<b>h. <section begin=req8h /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Slope stability<br />
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:<b>i. <section begin=req8i /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Hydrology and hydrologic analysis<br />
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:<b>j. <section begin=req8j /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Flow net analysis<br />
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:<b>k. <section begin=req8k /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Permitting<br />
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Research or interview an engineer or other expert on dam safety. Have the expert explain the inspection techniques that they use to identify a failing dam.<br />
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Do one of the following:<br />
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:<b>a. <section begin=req10a /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Research and/or visit a fish passage/ladder for a dam structure and design/sketch one for a dam near you.<br />
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:<b>b. <section begin=req10b /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Research and/or visit a locks system. Using materials of your choice, construct a model of a lock system with moving parts.<br />
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:<b>c. <section begin=req10c /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Using contour maps, design a dam for a local stream and do/answer the following:<br />
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::<b>i. <section begin=req10ci /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Draw a plan view and cross section(s) of your dam showing spillway, emergency spillway, crest, slope angles, toe of slopes, normal high-water elevation and other pertinent features.<br />
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::<b>ii. <section begin=req10cii /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>What type of dam did you select and why?<br />
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::<b>iii. <section begin=req10ciii /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>What is the Hydraulic Head of your dam?<br />
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::<b>iv. <section begin=req10civ /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Outline the limits of the watershed that is tributary to your dam.<br />
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::<b>v. <section begin=req10cv /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>How large (surface area and volume) of a reservoir will be impounded by your dam?<br />
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<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Read Daniel 5 and research how Darius the Mede captured Babylon. Find two other places in the Bible where dams or the control of water are mentioned.<br />
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<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Share a devotional with your Pathfinder club on a spiritual lesson that you learned while studying this honor.<br />
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