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gate-structure dam [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

Barrier across a stream equipped with gates or other control mechanisms, which is built to control the water level upstream, to regulate the flow, or to divert water supplies into a channel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Barrage qui peut être ouvert entièrement ou partiellement pour assurer le passage de l'eau au moyen de vannes, de poutrelles, de hausses, etc., par lesquelles il est possible de régler l'écoulement de l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Presas y calzadas elevadas
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