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Diversion dams

Scope note

Use for barriers built across waterways to turn aside all or some of the flow from its usual course into a pipe, trench, or channel, as to bypass construction work.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006094

Broader Terms used

<dams by function>

Term used for

dams, diversion

Equivalent Terms used

diversion dam

Created

13yrs ago

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