Sunday, March 15, 2026

Denver's huge and controversial dam improvement

This huge project to improve Denver's water supply is some pretty amazing engineering, using roller-compacted concrete to 4:58 change the dam from a gravity-based design to a thick-arch fan that spreads the load of the held-back water onto the surrounding bedrock. The video outlines the environmental and downstream water-rights controversy for and against the expanded dam. 

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