Flap Gate

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Water

A gate hinged along one edge, usually either the top or bottom edge. Examples of bottom-hinged flap gates are tilting gates and fish belly gates - so called from their shape in cross section.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

A gate hinged along one edge, usually either the top or bottom edge. Examples of bottom-hinged flap gates are tilting gates and fish belly gates, so-called due to their shape in cross section.

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