GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR DAMS - Wisconsin Department …

gates include slide (sluice), split-leaf, crest, and tainter (radial). Gravity Dam – Dam constructed of concrete and/or masonry that relies on its weight for stability. Groin – Area along the contact (or intersection) of the face of a dam with the abutments.

  Terms, Glossary, Concrete, Masonry, Split, Faces, Dams, Glossary of terms for dams