check dam

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check dam [′chek ‚dam]

(civil engineering)

A low, fixed structure, constructed of timber, loose rock, masonry, or concrete, to control water flow in an erodable channel or irrigation canal.

check dam

A barrier in an erodible channel to control the flow of water.

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No references found			Byline: ANI Aurangabad, Nov 16 (ANI): PepsiCo India, the country's leading food and beverage company, on Sunday announced plaus for the construction of 13 check dams and 100 recharge ponds at Wahegaon village in Maharashtra's Aurangabad District. PepsiCo builds check dams to facilitate farming in Maharashtra by Asian News International The Agriculture Sector in FATA is a major indigenous source for economic development opportunities, yet low yield per acre, mainly because of lack of irrigation facilities is a major shortcoming which requires due consideration and resources to build storage and check dams for storing water and increasing productivity of the farmlands. Govts writ being restored in affected areas: Governor NWFP by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) The flooding was the result of a burst check dam on the canal following heavy rains. Thousands evacuated after canal breach by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)			Chebyshev Polynomials Chebyshev's differential equation Chebyshev's inequality Chebyshev, Pafnutii Chebyshev, Pafnutii Lvovich Chech Chechelnik Chechen Chechen Plain Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Chechen-Ingush University Checheno-Ingush Republic Chechersk Chechnya Chechulin, Dmitrii Chechulin, Dmitrii Nikolaevich Chechulin, Nikolai Chechulin, Nikolai Dmitrievich Check check bit check bits check box check character check cracks check cross check dam check digit check fillet check flight check indicator check indicator instruction check ligament check lock check number check nut check observation Check Point check problem check protect symbol check rail check register check routine check row check sample check screen check standard check stop check strip check study check sum check symbol			check bit Check bits Check book Check book Check book journalism Check Book Money Manager Check box Check box Check boxes Check boxes Check Cancellation check card check card check card Check Cards Check Cards Check Cards Check cashed illegally Check Cashing check cashing business, jail check character check character Check clearing Check Conversion Check Conversions check cracks check cracks check cracks check cracks check cross check dam Check Deposit Module Check digit Check digit Check Digit Verification Check Disk Check Driver's License Check engine light check fillet check firing check flight Check For Change Check For Understanding Check Fraud check girl Check guarantee card Check Handling Enhancement & Expert System Check hold check holder Check Holds Check hook check in check in check in check in check in check in check in Check In Check Out check indicator check indicator instruction

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