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Dams affect river systems

Looking down at the Karāpiro dam on Waikato River, New Zealand.

Rivers are connected systems, and dams disconnect one area from another. They also alter the flow, temperature and sediment in river systems. This is the Karāpiro dam on the Waikato River.

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