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Flow over a labyrinth weir at Lake Scranton Dam.

Water conveyance is an important and essential design component of a dam for a variety of reasons including: the consumption of water resources, the controlled release of attenuated flood surges during large precipitation events, regular environmental releases for maintaining riverine ecosystem health, hydropower generation, or emergency drawdown of the reservoir to prevent a catastrophic failure of the dam.

Types of Water Conveyance

Depending on the type of release, different means of water conveyance can be used as follows:

Trainings

On-Demand Webinar: Hydraulics 101: Intro to Hydraulics for Dam Safety

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-Water conveyance is an important and essential design component of a dam for a variety of reasons including: the consumption of water resources, the controlled release of attenuated flood surges during large [[precipitation]] events, regular [[environmental]] releases for maintaining riverine ecosystem health, hydropower generation, or emergency drawdown of the reservoir to prevent a catastrophic failure of the dam. Depending on the type of release, different means of water conveyance can be used: outlet works, spillways (either gated or uncontrolled), penstocks, or sluices.
+Water conveyance is an important and essential design component of a dam for a variety of reasons including: the consumption of water resources, the controlled release of attenuated flood surges during large [[precipitation]] events, regular [[environmental]] releases for maintaining riverine ecosystem health, hydropower generation, or emergency drawdown of the reservoir to prevent a catastrophic failure of the dam.
 ==Types of Water Conveyance==
-To learn more [[about]] the various types of water conveyance at dams, click the following links:
+Depending on the type of release, different means of water conveyance can be used as follows:
 *[[Outlet Works]]