Deceivingly dangerous: BYU team creates first nationwide database tracking low-head dams across U.S. (Brigham Young University)

Brigham Young University: Deceivingly dangerous: BYU team creates first nationwide database tracking low-head dams across U.S.. “Low-head dams — man-made barriers just a few feet tall that change the level of a river — are commonly referred to as ‘drowning machines.’… BYU research finds that more than 1,000 people have drowned because of low-head dams. In a massive effort to prevent future tragedies, BYU professor Rollin Hotchkiss created a national task force, and with the help of BYU students, built the first nationwide database cataloging the location of more than 13,000 low-head dams.”