USES
 | Dams may be built across gorges to control flooding in the lower course of the river and
to store water in a reservoir. The stored watetr can be used for irrigation
and for the generation of hydro-electric power
(HEP) |
| Waterfalls can be harnassed for generation of HEP. They are also a tourist
attraction. |
| Lakes can be used for fishing and boating. |
| Slip-off slopes, floodplains and deltas favour cultivation and grazing
because of their fertile alluvial deposits. |
| Rivers provide people with water for domestic uses, industrial use and
irrigation purposes. |
| Rivers provide a cheap mean of transport. |
PROBLEMS
| Waterfalls and rapids make navigation along the river dangerous
and difficult.
|
| In the lower course, a river sometimes overflow and floods
surrounding areas, destroying crops and settlements.
|
| Silting in the lower course causes problems of drainage
and navigation.
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