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Wing dam in a man-made river bed. A wing dam or wing dike is a manmade barrier that, unlike a conventional dam, only extends partway into a river. These structures force water into a fast-moving center channel which reduces the rate of sediment accumulation while slowing water flow near the riverbanks.
Dam Safety-Glossary of Terms. ABUTMENT-The part of a valley side (wall) against which a dam is constructed. An artificial abutment is sometimes constructed as a concrete gravity section, to take the thrust of an arch dam where there is no suitable natural abutment.REST WIDTH-The width or thickness of a dam at the level of the crest of the dam. In general, the term thickness is used for gravity and arch dams and width is used for other dams. CRIB DAM-A gravity dam built up of boxes, cribs, crossed timbers, or gabions and filled with earth or rock.