Hoover Dam (1936)Hoover Dam (1936)

Also Called Boulder Also Called Boulder DamDam

Arch & Gravity DamArch & Gravity Dam 726 feet High, 1244 726 feet High, 1244

feet Longfeet Long Colorado RiverColorado River Lake MeadLake Mead

Aswan High DamAswan High Dam

Erected 1960 - 1968Erected 1960 - 1968Across Nile Near Aswan - Lake NasserAcross Nile Near Aswan - Lake NasserSoviet SponsoredSoviet Sponsored365 feet High, 3280 feet Long365 feet High, 3280 feet Long2100 MW Capacity2100 MW Capacity

CanalsCanals

Grand Canal Of ChinaGrand Canal Of ChinaErie CanalErie CanalSuez CanalSuez CanalPanama CanalPanama Canal

Grand Canal Of chinaGrand Canal Of china

Began - 6th Century BCBegan - 6th Century BC Completed - 1327Completed - 1327 Tianjin City To HangzhouTianjin City To Hangzhou Still In UseStill In Use 1107 miles Long1107 miles Long

Erie CanalErie Canal

Lake Erie To Hudson RiverLake Erie To Hudson RiverBegan - 1817Began - 1817Completed - 1825Completed - 1825363 miles Long, 40 feet Wide, 4 feet Deep363 miles Long, 40 feet Wide, 4 feet DeepMain Use - Grain From The Midwest To NYCMain Use - Grain From The Midwest To NYCToday - St. Lawrence SeawayToday - St. Lawrence Seaway

Little UsedLittle Used

Suez CanalSuez Canal Connects Mediterranean To Gulf of Suez Connects Mediterranean To Gulf of Suez

(Indian Ocean)(Indian Ocean) Origins - 13th Century BCOrigins - 13th Century BC

EgyptiansEgyptiansNile Delta To Gulf Of SuezNile Delta To Gulf Of Suez

Began - 1859Began - 1859 Completed - 1869Completed - 1869 Length - 101 miles, Depth - 53 feetLength - 101 miles, Depth - 53 feet

Ships - Aircraft Carriers, Limited TankersShips - Aircraft Carriers, Limited Tankers No LocksNo Locks

Panama CanalPanama Canal

Panama CanalPanama Canal

““Greatest Engineering Work Ever”Greatest Engineering Work Ever”Connects Carribean Sea To Pacific OceanConnects Carribean Sea To Pacific OceanBegan - 1905Began - 1905Completed - 1914Completed - 191440 miles Long, 41 feet Deep40 miles Long, 41 feet Deep3 Locks Up 85 Feet To Lake Gatun3 Locks Up 85 Feet To Lake GatunDifficulties - Excavation, Slides, DiseaseDifficulties - Excavation, Slides, DiseasePanama Owns, US DefendsPanama Owns, US Defends