Definition of Spillway. Meaning of Spillway. Synonyms of Spillway

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Definition of Spillway

Spillway
Spillway Spill"way`, n. A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam.

Meaning of Spillway from wikipedia

- A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river...
- Open channel spillways are dam spillways that utilize the principles of open-channel flow to convey impounded water in order to prevent dam failure. They...
- emergency spillways threatened to fail, leading to the evacuation of 188,000 people living near the dam. After deterioration of the main spillway largely...
- Thottappally Spillway is Kuttanad's drain-way out to the Arabian Sea. The spillway splits Thottappally Lake with the fresh water part to the east and...
- February 2017, heavy rainfall damaged Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways, prompting the evacuation of more than 180,000 people living downstream...
- The Morganza Spillway or Morganza Control Structure is a flood-control structure in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located along the western bank of...
- A stepped spillway is a spillway with steps on the spillway chute to ****ist in the dissipation of the kinetic energy of the descending water. This reduces...
- The Bonnet Carré Spillway /ˈbɒniː ˈkɛriː/ is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about...
- Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge may refer to: I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge CNR Bonnet Carré Spillway-McComb Bridge U.S. 61 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge Kansas...
- embankment: 3,320,000 cubic yards (2,540,000 m3) Length of spillway: 551 gross feet Spillway crest gates size: 45x37 feet Outlet conduits size: 4x9 feet...