A nearly horizontal step in the sloping profile of an embankment dam. Also a step in a rock or earth cut.
Division into two branches.
A property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Fish that are inadvertently drawn into a powerhouse intake structure and through a turbine.
An inclined trough over which water flows from above to below a dam that eels use to ascend the dam.
An embankment dam in which more than 50% of the total volume is formed of compacted earth layers which are generally smaller than 3-inch size.
An axial flow type of propeller turbine in which the turbine and generator are a sealed unit placed directly in the water stream.
Massive dam created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock, with a typically dense […]
The transfer of water from a stream, lake, aquifer, or other source of water by a canal, pipe, well, or other conduit to another watercourse or […]