Dam safety

Dam safety

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design water level

Energy; Hydro dam

The maximum water elevation, including the flood surcharge, that a dam is designed to withstand.

watershed divide

Energy; Hydro dam

The divide or boundary between catchment areas (or drainage areas).

reservoir

Energy; Hydro dam

A body of water impounded by a dam and in which water can be stored.

plunge pool

Energy; Hydro dam

A natural or artificially created pool that dissipates the energy of free falling water.

An instrument, usually consisting of a metal or plastic casing inserted in a drill hole and a sensitive monitor either lowered into the casing or fixed within the casing. This measures at different ...

piezometer

Energy; Hydro dam

An instrument used for measure water levels or pore water pressures in embankments, foundations, abutments, soil, rock, or concrete. (See instrumentation. )

emergency spillway

Energy; Hydro dam

Any secondary spillway that is designed to be operated infrequently, possibly in anticipation of some degree of structural damage or erosion to the spillway that would occur during operation.