sluicegate
Canal flow controller
A sluicegate is a barrier that controls water flow in a channel, dam, or irrigation system.
It slides vertically to regulate how much water passes through: They opened the sluicegate to drain the reservoir.
The term is sometimes spelled as two words or hyphenated.
Fluid flow controller
- channelPassage for transmission
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- weirLow river barrier
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
penstock · flume · culvert · headworks · stanchion · hatch · wicket · radial
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
millrace · hydropower · aqueduct · pressure · hydrodynamics · waterworks · impoundment · siphon
Release of substance outward
stream · flux · torrent · cascade · spillway · drainage · runoff · efflux
Obstruction preventing passage
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- floodwallBarrier against rising water
protection · inundation · surge · deluge · highwater · flashflood · stormwater · overflow
Dug water passage
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
furrow · agriculture · crop · distribution · diversion · headgate · lateral · turnout
Mineral-rich sediment accumulation
- sluiceboxOre-separating water channel
- riffleRapid page flipping
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
separation · prospecting · tailings · washout · nugget · concentrate · alluvial
valve
Fluid flow controller
barrage · penstock · flume · culvert · headworks · stanchion · hatch · wicket · radial · slide
dam
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
waterwheel · millrace · hydropower · aqueduct · pressure · hydrodynamics · waterworks · impoundment · siphon · conduit
discharge
Release of substance outward
current · stream · flux · torrent · cascade · spillway · drainage · runoff · efflux · seepage
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- embankmentRaised earth structure
floodwall · protection · inundation · surge · deluge · highwater · flashflood · stormwater · overflow · emergency
canal
Dug water passage
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
paddy · furrow · agriculture · crop · distribution · diversion · headgate · lateral · turnout · allocation
placer
Mineral-rich sediment accumulation
sediment · separation · prospecting · tailings · washout · nugget · concentrate · alluvial