wasteway
Excess water route
A wasteway is a channel or passage designed to carry excess water away from a dam, reservoir, or irrigation system.
It functions as a safety valve, preventing overflow or damage during periods of heavy flow: The wasteway diverted floodwaters around the main structure.
The term appears mainly in engineering and water management contexts.
Dam's water release structure
- weirLow river barrier
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- sluiceGated water conduit
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
outlet · discharge · diversion · floodgate · headgate · tailrace · outfall · chute
Liquid removal system
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- channelPassage for transmission
- outflowFluid exiting a system
runoff · stormwater · effluent · sedimentation · greywater · leachate · gutter · catch basin
Dug water passage
- diversionRedirection of attention
- headworksWater supply control structure
- lateralOf the side
- tailwaterDownstream discharge water
excess water · distribution · flood irrigation · furrow · turnout · offtake · regulator · water rights
spillway
Dam's water release structure
bypass · outlet · discharge · diversion · floodgate · headgate · tailrace · outfall · chute · apron
drainage
Liquid removal system
outflow · runoff · stormwater · effluent · sedimentation · greywater · leachate · gutter · catch basin · drain
canal
Dug water passage
tailwater · excess water · distribution · flood irrigation · furrow · turnout · offtake · regulator · water rights · seepage