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When [[rehabilitation]] was deemed necessary due to poor condition of the outlet conduit, the owner of this remote [[Montana]] dam decided to replace their existing inclined slide gate with an in-tower gate system. His experience with inclined gates was that they are challenging to operate and susceptible to clogging and damage. Not a good fit for a remote high elevation dam.
When [[rehabilitation]] was deemed necessary due to poor condition of the outlet conduit, the [[owner]] of this remote [[Montana]] dam decided to replace their existing inclined slide gate with an in-tower gate system. His experience with inclined gates was that they are challenging to operate and susceptible to clogging and damage. Not a good fit for a remote high elevation dam.


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Revision as of 16:45, 6 April 2023


Message: Inclined gates tend to have operational problems, may not be the best configuration for remote dams.

When rehabilitation was deemed necessary due to poor condition of the outlet conduit, the owner of this remote Montana dam decided to replace their existing inclined slide gate with an in-tower gate system. His experience with inclined gates was that they are challenging to operate and susceptible to clogging and damage. Not a good fit for a remote high elevation dam.


Note: The content on this page was originally created as part of DamOutletWorks.org (DOWL, 2018). It has subsequently been updated and reformatted as part of the Dam Safety Toolbox.
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Revision Date: 04/06/2023

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