Top of dead capacity

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The lowest elevation in the reservoir from which water can be drawn by gravity.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

Related Water terms

Dead capacity (dead storage)
Exclusive flood control capacity
Exclusive Flood Control Storage Capacity
Flood control capacity
Flood control pool (flood pool)
Flood Control Storage
Inactive capacity (inactive storage)
Joint use capacity
Live Capacity
Live capacity (live storage)
Normal water surface
Reservoir
Reservoir capacity
Reservoir capacity allocations (RCA) sheet
Surcharge capacity (surcharge storage)
Top of active conservation capacity
Top of exclusive flood control capacity
Top of joint use capacity
Total capacity

Nearby Water terms

Tillage
Tilth
Timber
Timbering
Timbering set
Time of concentration
Tipping-Bucket Rain Gage
Toe (toe of dam)
Toe Drain (or Outfall)
Toe drain(s)
Toe of Dam
Toe of Dam (Upstream and Downstream)
Toe weight
Top of active conservation capacity
Top of Dam
Top of dead capacity
Top of exclusive flood control capacity
Top of inactive capacity
Top of joint use capacity
Top of surcharge capacity
Top Thickness
Top width or thickness
Topographic map
Topography
Topsoil
Total capacity
Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Total dynamic head (TDH)
Total Gross Reservoir Capacity
Total maximum daily loads (TMDL)
Totalizer (integrator)

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