What is spillway in hydropower plant?

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Chetan Shidling asked 4 years ago

I need short information.

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Chetan Shidling answered 4 years ago

This spillway is the safety wall for the dam. It relieves the existing amount of water from the reservoir in the rivers. That means the spillway is required to reduce exceeding or overflow of water. It keeps the reservoir level below the predetermined value.