Energy Dissipator
Water
A device constructed in a waterway to reduce the kinetic energy of fast flowing water. See stilling basin.
A structure which slows fast-moving spillway flows in order to prevent erosion of the stream channel.
- — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01
Weather
In hydrologic terms, a structure which slows fast-moving spillway flows in order to prevent erosion of the stream channel.