Why does damming a river affect the earth?
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The alteration of a river's flow and sediment transport downstream of adam often causes the greatest sustained environmental impacts. ... Disrupted and altered water flows canbe as severe as completely de-watering river reaches and the life they contain.
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Dams are often constructed across rivers to store water that would naturally find its way to the lower reaches of the river and into the sea. The presence of the dam upsets the natural balance of the river, affecting the animal and plant life in and around it.
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