Impact Basins: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 19:22, 2 December 2022
Concrete impact basins are energy dissipating devices located at the outlet of the spillway in which flow from the discharge conduit strikes a vertical hanging baffle. Energy dissipation occurs as the discharge strikes the baffle; thus, performance is not dependent on tailwater elevation. Most impact basins were designed by the NRCS and the USBR. [1]
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Revision Date: 12/02/2022