27 Terms
Contributors in Dam safety
Dam safety
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 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.
