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forebay
[′fȯr‚bā] (civil engineering)
A small reservoir at the head of the pipeline that carries water to the consumer; it is the last free water surface of a distribution system.
A reservoir feeding the penstocks of a hydro-power plant.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
forebay
An integral part of a structure’s upper story that significantly overhangs the story below; see
forebay barn.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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* Its three-quarter-acre, 12-foot deep pond and sediment
forebay manages stormwater for several downstream projects.
Secchi depths for the warm arm, cold arm, and
forebay were 27.45, 25.35, and 26.85, respectively.
Collections began at the start of the heat treatment when
forebay water temperatures were at ambient levels and concluded when temperatures exceeded 35[degrees]C, as reported by generating station staff.
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