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A U.S. Department of the Interior agency that oversees water resource management incuding the oversight and operation of numerous diversion, delivery, and storage projects the agency has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power ...
Loose rounded fragments of rock that will pass a 3-inch sieve and be retained on a No. 4 U.S. Standard sieve (3/16 inch).
Industry:Engineering
A concrete pad or wall constructed to facilitate subsequent pressure grouting of the grout curtain beneath the grout cap.
Industry:Engineering
A measure of area in the metric system similar to an acre. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters and 2.4711 acres.
Industry:Engineering
A flood warning system tied into adjacent systems so that multiple users can access the basin data and monitor the event.
Industry:Engineering
A protective action that involves taking cover in upper levels of a building that is able to withstand high flood levels.
Industry:Engineering
The plain end of a cast-iron pipe. The spigot is inserted into the bell end of the next pipe to make a water tight joint.
Industry:Engineering
A dam located downstream from a large hydroelectric powerplant used to regulate discharges downstream. See regulating dam.
Industry:Engineering
A dam located downstream from a large hydroelectric powerplant used to regulate discharges downstream. See regulating dam.
Industry:Engineering
Sediment that moves by rolling or sliding along the bed and is essentially in contact with the streambed in the bed layer.
Industry:Engineering
Inherent capacity of an organism to reproduce and survive, which is pitted against limiting influences of the environment.
Industry:Engineering