• @paholg@lemmy.one
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    121 year ago

    Meme aside, this image really bugs me. There’s no outlet for the river; very soon the water is going to overflow that dam and that town is fucked.

    • @HaphazardFinesse@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      141 year ago

      Not to be “that guy” on top of you being “that guy,” but it’s not unheard of to completely redirect a dammed river with a chute spillway. I’m gonna pretend the spillway exits that mountain to the right of what we can see lol

      • @TheLemming@lemm.ee
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        101 year ago

        And now I’ve got to be the tertiary guy and point out that if the flow rate into a reservoir is low enough, and the surface area of the lake large enough, evaporation can control the water level. See: aral sea.