Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
http://www.usbr.gov
This site offers descriptions of dams found in the western United States.

Know Your Watershed
http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/KYW.exe
A quiz and links can help you to explore watersheds.

Surf Your Watershed
http://www.epa.gov/surf/
This Environmental Protection Agency site enables visitors to learn more about watersheds.

Foundation for Water and Energy Education
http://www.fwee.org/welcome.html
Get information about hydropower in the Pacific Northwest.

United States Committee on Large Dams
http://www2.privatei.com/%7Euscold/
Learn about how dams work and some of the benefits of dams.

Suggested Reading

Ardley, Neil. How We Build Dams. Garrett Educational Corporation, 1990.

Baker, Susan. First Look at Rivers. Gareth Stevens Children’s Books, 1991.

Rich, Arthur. “China’s Three Gorges: Before the Flood.” NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, September 1997.

Sandak, Cass R. Dams. Franklin Watts, 1983.

Santrey, Laurence. Rivers. Troll Associates, 1985.

Theroux, Paul. “Down the Zambezi.” NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, October 1997.