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Mar 12, 2008 10:05
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Serbian term
preliv
Serbian to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Hydro power plant
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spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flood flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. Spillways release floods so that the water does not overtop and damage or even destroy the dam. Except during flood periods, water does not normally flow over a spillway. In contrast, an intake is a structure used to release water on a regular basis for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, etc. Floodgates and fuse plugs may be designed into spillways to regulate water flow and dam height. Other uses of the term "spillway" include bypasses of dams or outlets of a channels used during highwater, and outlet channels carved through natural dams such as moraines.
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