Dams are designed to reduce flooding by _______________.
a) Protecting river banks from erosion
b) Providing storage for flood water
c) Increasing the downstream velocity of flood water
d) Trapping sediment behind the dam so it can't be deposited downstream
a) Protecting river banks from erosion
b) Providing storage for flood water
c) Increasing the downstream velocity of flood water
d) Trapping sediment behind the dam so it can't be deposited downstream