Face

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Water

Exposed surface of dam materials (earth, rockfill, or concrete), upstream and downstream. The external surface which limits the structure, see neatlines. The more or less vertical surface of rock exposed by blasting or excavating. The cutting end of a drill hole.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

The external surface of a structure, such as the surface of a dam or appurtenance.

State of Nevada, Division of Water Resources — Dam Safety - Glossary of Terms retrieved 2014-06-01

The external surface of a structure, such as the surface of a dam.

NWS — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01

Science

Weather

In hydrologic terms, the external surface of a structure, such as the surface of a dam.

NOAA National Weather Service — National Weather Service Glossary