### Question
What does structural measure mean?


### Answer
**Structural measure** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 1012*:

> a physical improvement that impounds water, commonly known as a dam, which was constructed as part of a covered water resource project, including the impoundment area and flood pool

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1012*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION**

