The construction of the dam and the resulting lake flooded and destroyed one of the Navajos' most sacred sites.

The construction of the dam flooded the original site of Fort Williams, which was used during the Creek War.

The construction of Grand Coulee Dam flooded the site along with Kettle Falls in 1940.

The construction of the dam flooded the White Horse Rapids, which gave the city its name, and created Schwatka Lake.

The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of rainforest, displacing thousands of indigenous residents.

The city largely grew from the 1970s after the construction of the power station at Kossou Lake flooded land to the west of the city.

First, construction of a dam in the 1930s raised the water level in the lake and thereby flooded almost the entire the island.

The construction of the reservoir flooded the village of West End, which was already largely derelict following the decline of the flax industry.

A local developer added that new construction had flooded the market, with more than 100 homes priced at $2 million or more.

The construction of the dam flooded the valley south of it, which included the hamlet of Nant-y-moch.