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A '''dam''' was a structure built to control the flow of [[water]]. | A '''dam''' was a structure built to control the flow of [[water]]. | ||
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[[Ghum]] claimed that the [[Bask]]s had violated the [[Co-existence Code]] by building a dam. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Oxaqua Incident (short story)|The Oxaqua Incident]]'') | [[Ghum]] claimed that the [[Bask]]s had violated the [[Co-existence Code]] by building a dam. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Oxaqua Incident (short story)|The Oxaqua Incident]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] destroyed a [[fire elemental]] in [[Middletown]] by having some of the townspeople blow up the local dam. The resulting flood cooled and killed the elemental. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Burning]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] destroyed a [[fire elemental]] in [[Middletown]] by having some of the townspeople blow up the local dam. The resulting flood cooled and killed the elemental. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Burning (novel)|The Burning]]'') | ||
In [[ | In [[Invasion of Poland|occupied]] [[Poland]] in [[1944]], the [[Nazi]]s powered the [[Wenceslas Mine|test site]] of "[[Die Glocke|Project Chronos]]" in the [[Sudeten Mountains]] with [[hydroelectricity]] from a nearby dam. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crawling Terror (novel)|The Crawling Terror]]'') | ||
In [[1980]], a [[Army|military]] training site was built next to a dam in [[Caithness]], [[Scotland]]. It was abandoned at some point before the dam was destroyed and thus [[flood]]ed the area. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood]]'') In [[2119]], an underwater [[mining]] facility known as [[the Drum]] stood in its place. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] visited the base and investigated a [[ghost]] invasion, caused by strange markings on the inside of an [[Arcateenian hearse|alien spaceship]] recovered from the [[water]] outside. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'') | In [[1969]], [[Rory Williams]] was caught and shot by [[Canton Delaware]] at [[Glen Canyon Dam]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') | ||
In [[1980]], a [[Army|military]] training site was built next to a dam in [[Caithness]], [[Scotland]]. It was abandoned at some point before the dam was destroyed and thus [[flood]]ed the area. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') In [[2119]], an underwater [[mining]] facility known as [[the Drum]] stood in its place. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] visited the base and investigated a [[ghost]] invasion, caused by strange markings on the inside of an [[Arcateenian hearse|alien spaceship]] recovered from the [[water]] outside. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'') | |||
In [[2400]], the [[Winston Dam]] was the only source of electrical power on [[Venus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret of the Mountain (short story)|The Secret of the Mountain]]'') | In [[2400]], the [[Winston Dam]] was the only source of electrical power on [[Venus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret of the Mountain (short story)|The Secret of the Mountain]]'') | ||
[[Category:Buildings from the real world]] | [[Category:Buildings from the real world]] | ||
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A dam was a structure built to control the flow of water.
Ghum claimed that the Basks had violated the Co-existence Code by building a dam. (PROSE: The Oxaqua Incident)
The Eighth Doctor destroyed a fire elemental in Middletown by having some of the townspeople blow up the local dam. The resulting flood cooled and killed the elemental. (PROSE: The Burning)
In occupied Poland in 1944, the Nazis powered the test site of "Project Chronos" in the Sudeten Mountains with hydroelectricity from a nearby dam. (PROSE: The Crawling Terror)
In 1969, Rory Williams was caught and shot by Canton Delaware at Glen Canyon Dam. (TV: Day of the Moon)
In 1980, a military training site was built next to a dam in Caithness, Scotland. It was abandoned at some point before the dam was destroyed and thus flooded the area. (TV: Before the Flood) In 2119, an underwater mining facility known as the Drum stood in its place. The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald visited the base and investigated a ghost invasion, caused by strange markings on the inside of an alien spaceship recovered from the water outside. (TV: Under the Lake)
In 2400, the Winston Dam was the only source of electrical power on Venus. (PROSE: The Secret of the Mountain)
