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Title: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:24:08 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_01.jpg)
At first glance you might mistake a bell-mouth spillway for a watery vortex into another dimension. What can only be described as a giant hole in the water is actually a method for controlling the release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area. These spillways help prevent floods from ‘dam’-aging or destroying a dam. Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:24:51 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_02.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:26:27 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_03.jpg)
SPILLWAYS - A spillway is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of 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 Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:27:04 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_04.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:28:11 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_05.jpg)
BELL-MOUTH SPILLWAYS - Some spillways are designed like an inverted bell so that water can enter all around the perimeter. These uncontrolled spillway devices are also called: morning glory, plughole, glory hole, or bell-mouth spillways - In areas where the surface of the reservoir may freeze, bell-mouth spillways are normally fitted with ice-breaking arrangements to prevent the spillway from becoming ice-bound Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:29:24 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_06.jpg)
Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>> Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:30:56 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_07.jpg)
LADYBOWER RESEVOIR - The images above are from the spillways located at the Ladybower Resevoir - The Ladybower Reservoir is a large Y-shaped reservoir, the lowest of three in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England - The River Ashop flows into the reservoir from the west; the River Derwent flows south, initially through Howden Reservoir, then Derwent Reservoir, and finally through Ladybower Reservoir - Its longest dimension is just over 3 miles (5km), and at the time of construction it was the largest reservoir in Britain (1943) Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:32:10 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_08.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:33:23 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_09.jpg)
MONTICELLO DAM - The Monticello Dam is a dam in Napa County, California, United States constructed between 1953 and 1957 - It is a medium concrete-arch dam with a structural height of 304 ft (93 m) and a crest length of 1,023 ft (312 m) - It contains 326,000 cubic yards (249,000 m³) of concrete. The dam impounded Putah Creek to cover the former town of Monticello and flood Berryessa Valley to create Lake Berryessa, the second-largest lake in California - The capacity of the reservoir is 1,602,000 acre•ft (1,976,000 dam³). Water from the reservoir is supplied mostly to the North Bay area of San Francisco - The dam is noted for its classic, uncontrolled spillway with a rate of 48,400 cubic feet per second (1370 m³/s) and a diameter at the lip of 72 ft (22 m). Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:34:13 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_10.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:34:53 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_11.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:38:15 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_12.jpg)
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Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:39:47 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_14.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:40:26 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_15.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:41:07 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_16.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:42:08 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_17.jpg)
Title: Re: Giant Spillways For The Dams Post by: Paul Voebel on December 17, 2010, 04:43:17 AM (http://800017.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/arch/giant_spillway_dam_18.jpg)
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