Definition of Barrage (gate-structure dam)

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Barrage (gate-structure dam)

The term 'Barrage (gate-structure dam)' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A barrier built across a river, comprising a series of gates which when fully open allow the flood to pass without appreciably increasing the flood level upstream of the barrage'.

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