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MORNING-GLORY SPILLWAY [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

A vertical shaft having a funnel-shaped entrance and ending in an outlet tunnel, to provide an overflow from a reservoir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Évacuateur constitué par un ouvrage d'entrée en forme d'entonnoir vertical, dont le haut sert de déversoir, suivi d'un puits central vertical ou incliné laissant descendre l'eau vers le tunnel qui débouche dans la rivière en aval du barrage.

Spanish

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