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diversion dam

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diversion dam [də′vər·zhən ‚dam]
(civil engineering)
A fixed dam for diverting stream water away from its course.


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1) At the Robles Diversion Dam, a fish ladder has been added for steelhead trout to swim upstream in the Ventura River.
The license will allow DWR to continue operating Oroville Dam and Reservoir, the Edward Hyatt Powerplant, Thermalito Powerplant, Thermalito Diversion Dam Powerplant, Thermalito Forebay and Afterbay, and associated recreational and fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement facilities.
United has put the diversion dam to use every winter since 1991 in an effort to prevent seawater from ruining overdrafted groundwater basins.
 
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