These animations were created for the Dams episode of the Modern Marvels series airing on The History Channel. They are presented here without audio to avoid intellectual property issues. All content is the original work of Rickert Digital Design except as noted.

Act 1

Builders of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China use a temporary earthen diversion dam to allow construction of the main dam. Orthographic aerial photography is from US Geological Survey.