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Eastmain Reservoir, Quebec
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Eastmain Reservoir, Quebec

Acquired May 19, 2011, this natural-color scene shows a work-in-progress hydroelectric project along the Rupert River in Quebec, Canada.

Published Aug 7, 2011

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Amistad Reservoir
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Amistad Reservoir

When full, the lake is the second largest in Texas.

Published Jun 9, 2019

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Slowly Flooding History
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Slowly Flooding History

The 12,000-year old town of Hasankeyf could soon be underwater due to the construction of a new dam.

Published Mar 17, 2020

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Sao Simao Reservoir, Brazil: 300,000th ISS image of the Earth
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Sao Simao Reservoir, Brazil: 300,000th ISS image of the Earth

The São Simão Reservoir, near the confluence of the Rio Paranaiba and Rio Verde in Brazil, is the featured subject in a milestone image of Earth. This colorful, patchwork image is the 300,000th image of Earth downlinked from the International Space Station (ISS). The astronaut photography collection now includes more than 745,000 images of Earth taken by astronaut crews, beginning with the Mercury missions in 1961 and continuing to the present day on the ISS.

Published Jan 7, 2008

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Spring Ice Breakup on Dnieper River, Ukraine
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Spring Ice Breakup on Dnieper River, Ukraine

Acquired March 23, 2010, this natural-color image shows the southern end of the Kyiv (Kiev) Reservoir and part of the city of Vyshhorod. Ice lingers on parts of the reservoir’s surface.

Published Apr 11, 2010

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Wheatland Reservoir, Wyoming
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Wheatland Reservoir, Wyoming

Winter traces white and blue across the high country.

Published Mar 27, 2017

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Flooding Fills Vermont Reservoir
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Flooding Fills Vermont Reservoir

An aerial photo from July 6, 2009, and a satellite image from August 29, 2011, show the North Springfield Reservoir before and after Irene’s heavy rains.

Published Sep 1, 2011

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Flooding in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
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Flooding in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

Water has stopped pouring from the broken wall of the Sardoba Reservoir, but many areas are still submerged.

Published May 11, 2020

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Porto Primavera Reservoir, Brazil
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Porto Primavera Reservoir, Brazil

Brazil’s Porto Primavera Dam sits on the Paraná River, 28 kilometers (17 miles) upstream from the confluence of the Paranapanema and Paraná Rivers. Constructed to provide hydroelectricity, this dam created the Porto Primavera Reservoir

Published Apr 27, 2008

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Quake Lowers Zipingku Reservoir
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Quake Lowers Zipingku Reservoir

his true-color image, captured by Taiwan’s Formosat satellite on June 4, 2008, reveals changes to Zipingku Reservoir behind the dam in the wake of the 7.9-magnitude earthquake of May 12, 2008.

Published Jun 7, 2008

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Drought Dries Elephant Butte Reservoir
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Drought Dries Elephant Butte Reservoir

The volume of water in New Mexico’s largest reservoir has dropped to historic lows due to drought and persistent demand.

Published Jul 26, 2013

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Ice on the Dnieper River, Ukraine
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Ice on the Dnieper River, Ukraine

Authorities keeps a watchful eye on ice near a key dam on the Kyiv Reservoir.

Published Mar 31, 2012

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Fresh Water for Shanghai
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Fresh Water for Shanghai

The fast-growing city has polluted waterways and a growing demand for clean tap water.

Published Apr 11, 2017

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Breaks in Ice on the Volga River
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Breaks in Ice on the Volga River

This image of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Station and the Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station was captured by ASTER on January 29, 2004. Small puffs of clouds hang over the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant cooling pond. The cooling pond and the stretch of open water downriver of the dam at the Saratov Hydroelectric Station are the only places free of winter’s grip.

Published Jan 6, 2008

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