A Giant Dam

In the 1960s the Hudson Institute of New York proposed building a massive earth dam across the mighty Amazon River at the Òbios narrows in Brazil. The dam would have created a massive reservoir and flooded a significant part of the Amazon basin. The hairbrained scheme was never taken seriously by the Brazilian government.

Rainforest Waters
Rivers, Streams, & Creeks
Floating Meadows
Importance of Rainforest Rivers

Types of Rivers
Flooding, Low, and High Water
Life by the River
Threats to Rivers