National Performance of Dams Program - NPDP
Technical resource for information on the performance of dams, supporting dam safety, engineering, and public policy. Includes a database of dams in the U.S., and a database of primarily dam failures.
http://npdp.stanford.edu/index.html

United States Society on Dams
Professional organization advancing the technology of dam engineering and safety; fostering socially and environmentally responsible water resources projects; and promoting awareness of the benefits of dams. Previously known as United States Committee on Large Dams (USCOLD).
http://www.ussdams.org/

Introduction to Dams
Topics include the societal nature of dams and opposition to, examples of failures, and types.
http://simscience.org/cracks/advanced/dams1.html

Dams
Illustrated project by Diana Biggs, on the social and environmental impacts of large dams. Includes case studies.
http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/sijpkes/arch374/winter2001/dbiggs/index.html

Holding Back the Waters — Dams as Water Resource Monuments
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center is dedicated to providing water research, education, and policy for Arizona's future.
http://ag.arizona.edu/azwater/arroyo/092dams.html

Cracking Dams - Advanced level
Learn about dams and cracks, engineering and computer simulation. Includes case histories, construction scenarios, and a glossary.
http://simscience.org/cracks/advanced/mintro.html

California Dam Safety
Reviews plans and specifications for the construction of new dams or for the enlargement, alteration, repair, or removal of existing dams. Includes technical references, statutes and regulations.
http://damsafety.water.ca.gov/

United Nations Environment Programme - Dams and Development Project
Goals are to promote a dialogue on improving decision making, planning and management of dams and their alternatives. Contains objectives, links, and contact information.
http://www.unep.org/dams/

Snake Dams
Collected stories from the Tri-City Herald about the controversy surrounding the possible breaching of the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington State.
http://www.snakedams.com/

Elan Valley Dams
History of the dams, reservoirs, and 73 mile aqueduct of the Elan Valley waterworks in mid-Wales. From the Powys digital history project.
http://history.powys.org.uk/history/rhayader/elanmenu.html