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A Solution for Sediment Control at Intakes

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Channels and Channel Control Structures

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A major problem with intakes diverting water for purposes such as irrigation or power generation is the removal of transported sediment from the diverted flow. If this is not performed adequately, canal capacities and effective volumes of retention reservoirs are reduced.

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  1. Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland

    J. G. Whittaker

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    K. V. H. Smith

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Whittaker, J.G. (1984). A Solution for Sediment Control at Intakes. In: Smith, K.V.H. (eds) Channels and Channel Control Structures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11300-4_22

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