- 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...
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February 2017,
heavy rainfall damaged Oroville Dam's main and
emergency spillways,
prompting the
evacuation of more than 180,000
people living downstream...
- The
Bonnet Carré
Spillway /ˈbɒniː ˈkɛriː/ is a
flood control operation in the
Lower Mississippi Valley.
Located in St.
Charles Parish, Louisiana, about...
-
emergency spillways threatened to fail,
leading to the
evacuation of 188,000
people living near the dam.
After deterioration of the main
spillway largely...
- 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...
- downstream. The dam is
noted for its classic,
uncontrolled morning-glory-type
spillway. The
diameter at the lip is 72 ft (22 m). To the
south is ****h Cr**** State...
- The I-10
Bonnet Carré
Spillway Bridge is a twin
concrete trestle bridge in the U.S.
state of Louisiana. With a
total length of 58,077 feet (17,702 m; 10...
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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...
- 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...
