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Needle dam

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A needle dam is a weir designed to maintain the level or flow of a river through the use of thin "needles" of wood. [1]

12 relations: England, Flash lock, France, Lake Lucerne, Louisa, Kentucky, Lucerne, Meuse, Reuss (river), River Thames, Sluice, United States, Weir.

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Flash lock

Early locks were designed with a single gate, known as a flash lock or staunch lock.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Lake Lucerne

Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee, literally "Lake of the Four Forested Settlements", lac des Quatre-Cantons, lago dei Quattro Cantoni) is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.

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Louisa, Kentucky

Louisa is a home rule-class city located at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River.

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Lucerne

Lucerne (Luzern; Lucerne; Lucerna; Lucerna; Lucerne German: Lozärn) is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country.

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Meuse

The Meuse (la Meuse; Walloon: Moûze) or Maas (Maas; Maos or Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea.

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Reuss (river)

The Reuss (Swiss German: Rüüss) is a river in Switzerland.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Sluice

A sluice (from the Dutch "sluis") is a water channel controlled at its head by a gate.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Weir

A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the horizontal width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_dam

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