I just learned about this last week watching "Seamen" on prime video[0]. It is pretty terrifying.
But one thing I don't get is: once the dam is built and filled up, shouldn't the water be back to flow regularly? It seems the dam should only act as a buffer, but not cause a dramatic decrease in water flow. Is it because evaporation at the water basin is much higher than on the river?
[0] an episode of the show called "The Grand Tour" where they usually drive cars, but here they drove boats on the Mekong.
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I just learned about this last week watching "Seamen" on prime video[0]. It is pretty terrifying.
But one thing I don't get is: once the dam is built and filled up, shouldn't the water be back to flow regularly? It seems the dam should only act as a buffer, but not cause a dramatic decrease in water flow. Is it because evaporation at the water basin is much higher than on the river?
[0] an episode of the show called "The Grand Tour" where they usually drive cars, but here they drove boats on the Mekong.