Floodgate
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floodgate-170-14273954
title:
Floodgate
text:
Floodgates, also called stop gates, are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to adjust flow rates in sluices and canals, or they may be designed to stop water flow entirely as part of a levee or storm surge system. Since most of these devices operate by controlling the water surface elevation being stored or routed, they are also known as crest gates. In the case of f
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Adjustable gate used to control water flow
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floodgate
date created:
2005-08-22T23:24:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T05:11:17Z
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