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Spillways & Outlets - Side channel spillways Back to spillways 

Side channel spillways are used mainly with embankment dams. They are located just upstream and to the side of the dam. The water flows over the spillway, into a side channel.

Then it flows down a chute and joins the river downstream of the dam. Sometimes, a tunnel is used which may divert the water elsewhere.

 
 
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