A dam is monumentally static; it tries to bring a river under control, to regulate its seasonal pattern of floods and low flow.

Patrick McCully
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A dam is monumentally static; it tries to bring a river under control, to regulate its seasonal pattern of floods and low flow. This quote captures the inefficiency in dams in comparison to natural rivers. A dam is designed to stop a river in its tracks, but it does so at the cost of destroying the natural environment created by the river.

Source: Silenced Rivers: The Ecology And Politics Of Large Dams: Enlarged And Updated Edition

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