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A hydropower dam is a dam which enables power to be generated using the energy of flowing or falling water. When a hydropower dam is used to generate electricity, the resulting energy is variously called hydroelectricity, hydropower energy, water power, or hydroelectric power. Hydropower dams provide a very important source of renewable energy.
