in farmlands or
water systems
secondary
d.) Canals
Where
a
natural
watercourse's water is not
available to be diverted into
a canal, a reservoir may be
built to guarantee the water
level in the canal
e.) Recreation
Water may be released from a
reservoir to artificially create
or supplement white water
conditions for kayaking and
other white water sports
4. Flow Balancing
5. Recreation
Uses of Reservoir
FLOODWAY
Irrigation
Human Consumption
Industrial Use
Aquaculture
Hydropower often used in
conjunction
with
dams
to
generate electricity
Types of Dams
By Structure:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Arch Dams
Gravity Dams
Arch-Gravity Dams
Barrages
Embankment Dams
By Use:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Saddle Dam
Weir
Check Dam
Dry Dam
Diversionary Dam
Underground Dam
Tailings Dam
DYKES
-natural or artificial slope or wall to
regulate water levels
-called levee in English
SPILLWAY
-is a structure used to provide the
controlled release of flows from
a dam or levee into a downstream
area, typically being the river that
was dammed.
Types of Spillways
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chute Spillways
Stepped Spillways
Bell-mouth Spillways
Siphon Spillway
Cast Iron
Stainless Steel
Fibre-reinforced Plastic
SLUICE
-a water channel controlled at its
head by a gate
-refers to a movable gate allowing
water to flow under it.
Reservoir
Dry Dam
Floodway
Tailings Dam
Weir
Diversion Dam
Leeve
Underground Dam
Check Dam
Chute Spillway
Sluice Gate
Siphon Spillway
Flap Sluice gate
Stepped Spillway
Spillway
Bell-Mouth Spillway
Water Intake
Water Channel
Needle Sluice