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Descriptor English:   Dams 
Descriptor Spanish:   Presas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Barragens 
Synonyms English:   Barrages
Barrier  
Tree Number:   SP4.021.197.123.579
SP8.946.819.865.810.809.838
Definition English:   Barrier across a stream provided with a series of gates or other control mechanisms to control the water-surface level upstream, to regulate the flow or to divert water supplies into a canal (OFDA - Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance; Material II - IDNDR, 1992) 
See Related English:   Water Supply
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects AN analysis
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics EH ethnology
HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods PL policies
PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data
Record Number:   16282 
Unique Identifier:   DDCS016282 

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