Definition of Spillways. Meaning of Spillways. Synonyms of Spillways

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Definition of Spillways

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 Spillways from wikipedia

- as overflow channels. Spillways ensure that water does not damage parts of the structure not designed to convey water. Spillways can include floodgates...
- Weirs and Spillways. Pergamon, Oxford, UK, Jan., 292 pages. ISBN 0-08-041918-6. Chanson, H. (2001). The Hydraulics of Stepped Chutes and Spillways. Balkema...
- 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...
- February 2017, heavy rainfall damaged Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways, prompting the evacuation of more than 180,000 people living downstream...
- the upper Colorado River that led to extended use of its tunnel spillways. The spillways, designed for short-term use, soon underwent cavitation and began...
- prevent water from entering the spillways but can maintain an extra 16 ft (4.9 m) of lake level. Water flowing over the spillways falls dramatically into 600-foot-long...
- 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...
- thotapally spillway 'Thottappally Spillway is Kuttanad's drain-way out to the Arabian Sea. The Thottappally Spillway splits the Thottappally lake with...
- approximately 50,000 m3 (1,800,000 cu ft), and consists of three chute spillways, allowing a combined discharge of up to 2,828 m3/s (99,900 cu ft/s). Water...
- emergency spillways threatened to fail, leading to the evacuation of 188,000 people living near the dam. After deterioration of the main spillway largely...