augšbjefs/lejasbjefs
English translation: forebay/afterbay
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| augšbjefs/lejasbjefs forebay / afterbay Explanation: bjefs udensteces posms augshpus (augshbjefs) vai lejpus (le- jasbjefs) hidrotehniskaas buves aizsprosta FOREBAYThe water behind a dam. A reservoir or pond situated at the intake of a pumping plant or power plant to stabilize water levels AFTERBAYThe tail race or reservoir of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines used to regulate the flow below the plant; may refer to a short stretch of stream or conduit, or to a pond or reservoir vai arii HEADWATERThe water upstream from a structure or point on a stream. TAIL WATERIn Hydraulics, water, in a river or channel, immediately downstream from a structure. Reference: http://www.nalms.org/glossary/glossary.htm |
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