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# Dammed If You Do
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/human-footprint/episode/dammed-if-you-do-fqxjzg/
- Published: 2025-07-10T17:30:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T18:00:47.000Z
- Description: A journey down the Colorado River reveals the ripple effects of humanity’s quest to conquer water.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Human Footprint, Season 2, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_88c8895c-002c-4a3f-8c98-75cf054487c3, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_920c28e7-cc8d-4bd4-a6a1-1d54d80cf6c8, #v1.16

Shane Campbell-Staton travels from ancient aqueducts to modern mega-dams, following our age-old quest to tame water. On a journey down the Colorado River, he discovers how humanity’s thirst for control has reshaped rivers — and civilization itself.