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FUNCTION

 Spillways are provided for storage and detention dams to release


surplus or flood water which cannot be contained in the allotted
storage space, and diversion dams to bypass flows exceeding
those which are turned into the diversion system.

 In addition to provide sufficient capacity, the spillway must be


hydraulically and structurally adequate and must be located so
that spillway discharges will not erode or undermine the
downstream toe of the dam.

 The spillway's bounding surfaces must be erosion resistant to


withstand the high scouring velocities created by the drop from
the reservoir surface to tail water, and usually some device will be
required for dissipation of energy at the bottom of the drop.
 .
 The frequency of spillway use will be determined by the
runoff characteristics of the drainage flows will result
during flood and periods of sustained high runoff when the
capacities of other facilities are exceeded.

 At diversion dams where storage space is limited and


diversions are relatively small compared to the normal river
flows, the spillway will be used almost constantly

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