hydroelectric

build, construct
breach
The dam has been breached and there is a danger of flooding.

burst
The dam burst and the valley was flooded.

break (figurative, esp. AmE)
I began to cry—it was as if a dam had broken inside me.

hold sth back
The dam holds back the water.

dam across, dam on
a large hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River

Dam is used with these nouns as the object:
river