Controlling Water Reservoir: 4 Regulating Devices
This article throws light upon the four regulating devices generally used for controlling water reservoirs. The regulating devices are: 1. Flashboards and Stop-Logs 2. Vertical Lift Gates 3. Radial Gates 4. Drum Gates. 1. Flashboards and Stop Logs: Flashboards and stop logs raise the reservoir storage level above a fixed spillway crest level when the spillway is not required to [...]