- Floodgates, also
called stop
gates, are
adjustable gates used to
control water flow in
flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or
levee systems. They...
-
Flood management describes methods used to
reduce or
prevent the
detrimental effects of
flood waters.
Flooding can be
caused by a mix of both
natural processes...
-
provide a
flood defence capable of
resisting a once in 1000 year
surge tide at a base date of 2030. The
concept of the
rising sector gates was devised...
-
times of
flood,
monitors their piers for
scouring and stability. The
Corps of
Engineers has two 25-ton
cranes used to lift and
lower the
flood gates. The...
- into the Foss,
raising water levels and
flooding properties along the
River Foss. The
pumps next to the
flood gate move
water around the
barrier via a side...
- America. In 1902, at the
height of his
British career, he
exhibited The
Flood Gate. In 1904, he won a
bronze medal at the
Canadian exhibition at the Louisiana...
-
brewery put a new
flood protocol in place. A
flood gate is put
across the
front door, and
customers are
served in the back bar. Once the
flood waters reach...
- In 1914, a
large flood gate was
constructed by
Stupp Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri. The
flood gate is
known as the "Big
Subway Gate", and it was designed...
- lake is
nearly overflowing. The
mayor of the town
refuses to open the
flood gates to
relieve pressure on the dam, for fear of
impacting the sportsfishing...
- was
Buiksloot Flood Gate,
which would normally be open.
North of that was
Purmerend Lock.
North of
Alkmaar was the
Zijpersluis Flood Gate, at Zijpersluis...
