Words similar to damming

Example sentences for: damming

How can you use “damming” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Almost from the start the water had to be controlled, and the tradition of damming and organized diversion of the river and the tides began.
If your Aunt Agnes just can't stand the idea of people damming the Snake River, her anguish is a real cost of maintaining the dam.
The threat of overfishing has been cut back, and, in a province where revenues from hydroelectric power are second only to those of Québec, the energy industry has been prevented from damming the Fraser so as not to damage the salmon’s spawning grounds.
You can take a ferryboat through the harbor, past the ingenious Plover Cove reservoir, a water catchment area appropriated by damming and draining a broad inlet from the sea.