Several rivers have been set aside as “wild rivers” on which dams?

Question

cannot be built. Give at least four arguments against building dams
on rivers. Give at least four arguments in favor of building dams. Give at least four arguments against building dams
on rivers. Give at least four arguments in favor of building dams.

Answer 1

Arguments in favor of building dams:
- Renewable clean power generation
- Flood control
- Irrigation
- Storage helps maintain a higher river flow in late summer and during droughts
- Recreation/boating on reservoir

Arguments against building dams:
- Reservoir submerges wildlife habitat
- Dam releases colder water, which may affect native fish species
- May reduce whitewater recreation on river
- May impact fish migration

Answer 2

The people who want to dam rivers point to flood control, irrigation with the impounded waters, power generation, and easy recreation on the lake created, although sometimes these conflict with each other (a full lake for power does a poor job of controlling floods.)
The people who keep them are point to the few places people can see a natural river, the wild recreation of an open river (which some people fear), the destruction of natural habitat by the lake and the changes in water downstream and the conflicts of the claimed benefits.

Answer 3

Well, with rivers its just one dam thing after another.