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SIDE CHANNEL SPILLWAY [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

A spillway in which the initial and final flow are approximately at right angles to each other. The water, after passing over the spillway weir or ogee crest, is carried away by a channel running essentially parallel to the crest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Évacuateur dans lequel l'eau, après être passée par-dessus un déversoir ou un seuil en doucine, est évacuée par un canal dont le tracé est parallèle à la crête de l'évacuateur.

Spanish

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