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Natural chute (falls) on the left and man-made logging chute on the right on the Coulonge River in Quebec, Canada. A chute is a vertical or inclined plane, channel, or passage through which objects are moved by means of gravity.
Chute spillway is a type of spillway in which surplus water from upstream is disposed to the downstream through a steeply sloped open channel. It is generally constructed at one end of the dam or separately away from the dam in a natural saddle in a bank of the river. Chute spillway is suitable for gravity dams, earthen dams, rockfill dams, etc.
These consist of a low crest and a paved channel on a steep slope on the natural or excavated earth or rock formation. Generally the control structure is placed normal or nearly normal to the centre line of the channel downstream. Such a spillway IS termed chute spillway.
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Oct 19, 2023 · A chute is a waterfall in which the stream passage is very narrow, forcing water through at unusually high pressure. Three Chute Falls is named for the three "chutes" through which the Tenaya Creek falls in Yosemite National Park, California, U.S.
Natural open channels include all channels that exist naturally on the earth. They are generally very irregular in shape. Example: Rivers, tidal estuaries, etc.
A chute spillway is a common and basic design that transfers excess water from behind the dam down a smooth decline into the river below. These are usually designed following an ogee curve. Most often, they are lined on the bottom and sides with concrete to protect the dam and topography.
Chute (open channel or trough) spillway is a spillway whose discharge is conveyed from the upper reach of the channel or a reservoir to the downstream channel level through an open channel placed along a dam, abutment (supporting wall), or through a saddle.
