Forebay (reservoir)
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title:
Forebay (reservoir)
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A forebay is an artificial pool of water in front of a larger body of water. The larger body of water may be natural or human-made. Forebays have a number of functions. They are used in flood control to act as a buffer during flooding or storm surges, impounding water and releasing in a controlled way into the larger waterbody. They may be used upstream of reservoirs to trap sediment and debris in order to keep the reservoir clean. This entails the use of a dam built upstream of the main reservo
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Artificial pool of water ahead of a larger body of water
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forebay_(reservoir)
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2023-07-27T00:00:21Z
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