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Dams: Dam In The Wrong Place

Shall we blow up the dam in the wrong place?

Aired 10/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Dams: Dam In The Wrong Place

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Shall we blow up the dam in the wrong place?

Sometimes, we find nature has deposited a dam in just the wrong place. Find out what happened at Pistol Creek on the middle folk of the Salmon River and why they had to blow the dam up.

Aired 10/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

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Science Trek

Dams: Dam In The Wrong Place

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Sometimes, we find nature has deposited a dam in just the wrong place. Find out what happened at Pistol Creek on the middle folk of the Salmon River and why they had to blow the dam up.

Aired 10/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

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