Sentence examples for because of the dam from inspiring English sources

"Because of the dam," Ritchie explained, "Kajaki is significant.

Javier Rojas, leader of an indigenous association called Wayuu Shipia, puts it more bluntly: "The Wayuu are dying of thirst and hunger because of the dam," he said.

The ideal spots for spawning lie in tranquil ponds farther upstream, but the fish cannot get there because of the dam and two others like it, built to power flour mills.

The rising mercury levels in the water because of the dam meant that the food supply of the territory, and the cultural practices that relied on fish and seal, would be disrupted.

This is because of the dam's complete control of the Nile's annual flooding.

Because of the dam's commercial success, irrigation in the region has doubled from the 1940s and 1950s.

Because of the dams the fish were barred from these different riverine habitats".

If less water comes downstream because of the dams, the lake will not flood as usual and the fish will not be able to migrate upstream, affecting the food supplies of millions of people.

Environmentalists argue that the fish populations have declined because of the dams preventing upstream spawning, while farmers have pleaded for more water for irrigation and others for more electric power.

Elliot Mainzer, vice president for corporate strategy at the Bonneville Power Administration, said that tearing down the Snake River dams would "unequivocally" hurt the ability of the agency to assimilate wind power into its system, because of the dams' role in balancing up-and-down wind generation.

Because of the dams, the water slows down and the river puts down a big part of the wash.