To supply outdoor plantations, rivers are dammed and water piped as far as two miles.

为了提供户外种植的供水，河流中建起了水坝并且水管连绵2公里。

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Several fallen trees and other debris had dammed up the water, and the fast flow during the floods had excavated the soft earth, leaving behind a fairly deep pool beneath the trees.

几棵落木和其他垃圾堆积在一起形成了一个小水坝。河水泛滥时湍急的水流把松软的泥土都冲走了，在树林后面留下一个有点深的水塘。

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They dammed the water to control flooding.

他们筑坝来防洪水。

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As well as being used to generate hydroelectricity, the dammed water was also used to irrigate three crops a year instead of just one.

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Part of the somewhat neglected southern stretch of Kafue National Park, though, is dominated by Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, an inland sea created by the dammed Kafue River that has given rise to superbly scenic, land- and water-based wildlife-watching experiences.

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