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.
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
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.
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.