Its nickname is "The Glory Hole" if you need to ask a local for directions. A more common sight than shaft spillways are overflow spillways, which carry water down part or all of the dam.

A dam spillway whose partial collapse led to a town being evacuated last year is set to be decommissioned. The Canal and River Trust said proposals to restore Toddbrook Reservoir would see the ...

February 2017 saw one of the most serious dam-related engineering incidents in history with the failure of the service spillway at Oroville Dam. Whether they realized it or not, the people living ...

The dam’s spillway gate was opened by a meter Monday afternoon to address the rising water level. Magat Dam’s water level has ...

However, recent flooding caused by encroachment on the Wabbale community dam’s spillway has raised new concerns. Local leaders say the recent flash floods that cut off access roads and destroyed ...