What is Spillway?
A '''spillway''' is a construction to release extra [[water]] from a [[dam]], in a way that this water does not cause damage. Each dam has a maximum capacity. Water that is more than this capacity cannot be stored, and has to be released. A spillway allows to do this in a safe way. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Ladybower Reservoir Outlet overflow.jpg|Outlet-type spillway when in use File:Ladybower Reservoir Outlet.jpg|Outlet-type, unused File:Kouris Reservoir' spillway 14.jpg|Overflow type File:Wasserschanze der Trinkwassertalsperre Eibenstock.jpg|Looking down an overflow spillway File:Llyn Brianne spillway.jpg|Overflow type </gallery> [[Category:Engineering]]