11. The earth dam is long, high, and is wide at the base and at the crest. 12. It is the largest earth dam in India and the second largest of its kind in Asia. 13. At the foot of the hill is the Banasura Sagar Dam, the largest earth dam in India. 14. Rolled-earth dams may also employ a watertight facing or core in the manner of a rock-fill dam. 15. The earth dam prevents water from entering Atiamuri Village, and divert water northwards towards the concrete dam. 16. An outdated method of zoned earth dam construction utilized a hydraulic fill to produce a watertight core. 17. A number of snow sheds and earth dams are used to protect the Rogers Pass highway from avalanches. 18. One of the feeders of Highnook Beck is High Nook Tarn, a small pool with a low earth dam . 19. The lake was constructed in 1923 with the building of "'Henshaw Dam "', an earth dam tall and long. 20. "' Karapuzha Dam "'located in the Wayanad district of Kerala, is one of the biggest earth dams in India.
