Back سد ثقلي Arabic Sypaná hráz Czech Gewichtsstaumauer German Φράγμα βαρύτητας Greek Gravita akvobaraĵo Esperanto Presa de gravedad Spanish Gravitatsioonipais Estonian سد وزنی Persian Gravitaatiopato Finnish Barrage-poids French
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A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation. Gravity dams are designed so that each section of the dam is stable and independent of any other dam section.[1][2]