engineered waterway
C26460
concept
An engineered waterway is a human-made or heavily modified channel or system designed to control, convey, or manage water for purposes such as navigation, irrigation, drainage, flood control, or power generation.
All labels observed (28)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hydraulic engineering system | 4 |
| artificial watercourse | 3 |
| engineered waterway canonical | 3 |
| man-made channel | 3 |
| artificial river | 2 |
| hydraulic engineering work | 2 |
| water diversion channel | 2 |
| 19th-century waterway | 1 |
| acequia | 1 |
| artificial diversion channel | 1 |
| artificial river channel | 1 |
| artificial river distributary | 1 |
| channelized waterway | 1 |
| concrete-lined channel | 1 |
| engineered water supply system | 1 |
| fishway system | 1 |
| historic waterway project | 1 |
| hydraulic engineering infrastructure | 1 |
| industrial power canal network | 1 |
| inland waterways project | 1 |
| inter-basin waterway | 1 |
| man-made canal | 1 |
| man-made hydraulic tunnel | 1 |
| man-made river | 1 |
| man-made waterway network | 1 |
| themed artificial waterway | 1 |
| water-conveyance canal | 1 |
| water-diversion channel | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: engineered waterway
Generated description
An engineered waterway is a human-made or heavily modified channel or system designed to control, convey, or manage water for purposes such as navigation, irrigation, drainage, flood control, or power generation.
Instances (40)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Venice Canals | man-made waterway network |
| Band-e Kaisar | hydraulic engineering work |
| Colusa Basin Drain | — |
| Volga–Kama cascade of reservoirs | hydraulic engineering system |
| fishways at Hell's Gate | fishway system |
| C&O Canal | 19th-century waterway |
| Croome River (engineered watercourse) | man-made river |
| Lockport Cave | man-made hydraulic tunnel |
| Ellesmere Canal (historic) | historic waterway project |
| Madera Canal | water-conveyance canal |
|
Machine de Marly (historical water supply system)
surface form:
Machine de Marly
|
hydraulic engineering work |
| Yamuna River (historical feed via aqueducts and channels) | engineered water supply system |
| Acequia de Mestalla | acequia |
| Fort Pierce Inlet | man-made channel |
| Burbank Western Channel | concrete-lined channel |
| Ropsha hills gravity system | hydraulic engineering system |
| Portage Diversion | water diversion channel |
| Lawrence Canal system | industrial power canal network |
| Orinoco–Amazon waterway | inter-basin waterway |
| Bergsche Maas | artificial river distributary |
| Eisbach | artificial river |
| New Motława | artificial river channel |
| Mother Brook | man-made canal |
|
Shushtar
surface form:
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
|
hydraulic engineering system |
| Shannon River headrace canal | — |
| Lost River Diversion Channel | — |
| Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | hydraulic engineering system |
| Waterworks River | channelized waterway |
| Murray River lock and weir system | hydraulic engineering infrastructure |
| Government Cut | man-made channel |
| Jal Marg Vikas Project | inland waterways project |
| Rivers of America | themed artificial waterway |
| Loch (Central Park) | artificial watercourse |
| Red River Floodway | artificial diversion channel |
| Baopingkou (Bottle-Neck) channel | water-diversion channel |
| Rhee Wall | artificial watercourse |
|
Westernland
surface form:
Rivers of America
|
artificial river |
| Ware River (diversion) | water diversion channel |
| County Ditch 10 | artificial watercourse |
| Lake Worth Inlet | man-made channel |