A mode of hydropower operation where the outflow from a project matches the inflow to the impoundment. on an instantaneous, hourly, or other time basis.
A narrow length of wood with a slightly bevelled edge to form the sides of barrels, tanks, tubs, vats and pipelines. In hydropower, wood stave pipelines […]
A structure composed of vertical support bars or frames typically made of steel or concrete. A stanchion may be part of gate system and houses the […]
A subsidiary dam of any type constructed across a saddle or low point on the perimeter of a reservoir.
Large logs, timbers, or steel beams placed on top of each other with their ends held in guides on each side of a channel or conduit […]
A structure over or through which flow is discharged from a reservoir. If the rate of flow is controlled by mechanical means, such as gates, it […]
An inverted enclosed pipeline structure that conveys water under roads, drainage channels, rivers, etc.
An opening for releasing water from below the static head elevation of an impoundment. Usually equipped with a gate to control the flow and sometimes used […]
A concrete gravity dam constructed by the use of a dry mix concrete transported by conventional construction equipment and compacted by rolling, usually with vibratory rollers.