culverts
Underground water passages
Culverts is the plural of culvert, a tunnel or pipe that channels water under a road, railroad, or embankment.
Culverts prevent flooding by allowing streams or drainage to pass beneath infrastructure rather than over it: The culverts under the highway backed up during the storm.
They range from small concrete pipes to large corrugated metal tunnels.
Road passing below another
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- wildlife crossingAnimal road-crossing structure
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
subway · burrow · passage · access · underbridge
Hollow conveyance channel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
arch · opening · diameter · span · invert · crown · apron · sleeve
Surface flow from precipitation
- runoffExcess water drainage
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- outfallDrainage discharge point
gutter · sediment · erosion · filtration · watershed · infiltration · seepage · percolation
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- constructionProcess of building something
earthworks · roadbed · grading · excavation · concrete · reinforcement · corrugated · precast
underpass
Road passing below another
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- wildlife crossingAnimal road-crossing structure
pedestrian · subway · burrow · passage · access · underbridge
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
barrel · arch · opening · diameter · span · invert · crown · apron · sleeve · connector
stormwater
Surface flow from precipitation
outfall · gutter · sediment · erosion · filtration · watershed · infiltration · seepage · percolation · gradient
roads
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- embankmentRaised earth structure
construction · earthworks · roadbed · grading · excavation · concrete · reinforcement · corrugated · precast · installation
stream
Steady continuous flow
discharge · flowrate · floodplain · riparian · streambed · crossing · aquatic · upstream · downstream · hydraulic
- landscape connectivitywildlife corridors, connectivity, corridors, habitat fragmentation, dispersal
- siteworkclearing, grubbing, excavation, earthmoving, earth moving
- stormwaterstormwater, surface runoff, urban runoff, storm drains, storm sewers
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- public worksstreets, sidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
culvertsopen channels
Unrestricted communication paths
open drains · ditches · trenches · swales · canals