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A U.S. Department of the Interior agency that oversees water resource management incuding the oversight and operation of numerous diversion, delivery, and storage projects the agency has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power ...
A form of backflow caused by a negative or below atmospheric pressure within a water system.
Industry:Engineering
Average conditions of the weather over a number of years. See macroclimate and microclimate.
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Sediment particles that roll or slide along in almost continuous contact with the streambed.
Industry:Engineering
The total of the capacities shown on the nameplates of the generating units in a powerplant.
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A natural or man-made barrier that helps keep rivers from overflowing their banks. See dike.
Industry:Engineering
Sedimentary rock composed mostly of the mineral calcite and often containing marine fossils.
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The greatest of all demands of the load that has occurred within a specified period of time.
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A hole used to observe the ground-water surface at atmospheric pressure within soil or rock.
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Excavation beyond specified or directed excavation. Removing unsuitable foundation material.
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Station where mechanical, chemical, and/or nuclear energy is converted into electric energy.
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