The dam design includes an emergency spillway weir, to handle flood flows without risking erosion on the rest of the embankment.
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Spillway
Synonyms for "spillway" (48 found)
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7 entriesclassificationconduitcontrol featuredesign categoryengineering structurefunctional elementwater control structure
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8 entriesauxiliary spillwaychute spillwaygate controlled spillwayogee spillwayradial gate spillwaystepped spillwayungated spillwayweir spillway
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6 entriesauxiliary spillwayconcrete spillwaydam spillwayogee spillwayradial gate spillwaystepped spillway
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3 total sentences available.
Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.
Source: wiktionary
On February 24, 319379 crosses the wrought-iron Carr Mill Viaduct with Northern's 1515 Liverpool Lime Street-Wigan North Western service, viewed from a spillway for the reservoir.
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