dammed
Held back water
Dammed is the past tense of dam—to block or obstruct the flow of water: They dammed the river to create a reservoir.
By extension, to dam up emotions is to hold them back: She had dammed up her grief for years.
Not to be confused with damned.
Large water storage basin
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
- sluiceGated water conduit
- weirLow river barrier
impoundment · retention · diversion · headwater · catchment · overflow · backwater · waterline
Raised earth structure
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- earthworksConstructed soil fortifications
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
concrete · buttress · foundation · abutment · crest · riprap · cofferdam · grout
Generated by flowing water
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- flood controlPreventing destructive overflow
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
power generation · fish ladder · turbine · electricity · storage · municipal · agricultural
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
- sluiceGated water conduit
weir · impoundment · retention · diversion · headwater · catchment · overflow · backwater · waterline · outflow
embankment
Raised earth structure
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- earthworksConstructed soil fortifications
reinforcement · concrete · buttress · foundation · abutment · crest · riprap · cofferdam · grout · compaction
hydroelectric
Generated by flowing water
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- flood controlPreventing destructive overflow
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
recreation · power generation · fish ladder · turbine · electricity · storage · municipal · agricultural
dammedfree-flowing
Moving without restriction
unobstructed · open · free · unrestricted · unstopped
dammedbreached
Broke past a barrier
opened · demolished · destroyed · dismantled · removed
- dammed lakeWater impounded by barrier