Adjectives that collocate with DAM (Sorted by collocation   rank)
 large (56), old (53), reservoir (49), diversion (44), earthen (41),  deep (39), arch (37), wing (37), bridge  (35), check (34), dry (34), Man-made  (28), temporary (27), gravity (27), embankment (25), rock-fill  (22), masonry (21), marsonry (21), auxiliary  (19), saddle (17), tailings  (17),  large earthen (15), steel (14), arch-gravity (13), buttress (11), retention (10), constant radius (10),  multiple-arch (10), water retention (10), timber (10), earth-fill  (10),  frozen-core (9), asphalt-concrete core (8), solid (1),
Last   edited Dec 11, 2011