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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).
plunge pool
Energy; Hydro dam
A natural or artificially created pool that dissipates the energy of free falling water.
inclinometer
Energy; Hydro dam
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 ...
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 ...
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