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Inland Waterways

Author: Jean-Louis MATHURIN

Publication date: May 10, 2020

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7. Glossary

cofferdam

Temporary water retention device.

Reach

Portion of a river or canal between two falls or locks.

Bief de partage; summit reach

The dividing reach of a canal is the reach with the highest water level. It is only found on canals linking two watersheds.

Bollard; bollard

Cylindrical shaft built into the edge of a dock for close mooring of boats.

Cavitation; cavitation

Cavitation is the physical phenomenon of local liquid boiling due to a drop in static pressure. Generally speaking, this low pressure is the result of a local increase in flow velocity.

Clapage; dumping

Lifting is the operation of dumping substances...

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