rock embankment

  • 1Embankment — may refer to: * A levee or dike (construction), an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea * Embankment (transportation), in transportation, a raised bank to carry a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 2Embankment dam — An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi permanent waterproof natural …

    Wikipedia

  • 3embankment — Synonyms and related words: L, abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, anthill, arc boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beach, beam, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berm, berth, boom, branch, breakwater,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 4Mariemont Embankment and Village Site — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …

    Wikipedia

  • 5Church Rock uranium mill spill — United Nuclear Corp. Church Rock Superfund site The United Nuclear Corporation Site near Church Rock in McKinley County, New Mexico Geography …

    Wikipedia

  • 6Painted Rock Dam — Infobox Dam dam name = Painted Rock Dam caption = Photo taken during period of high runoff, with the resultant reservoir nearly full official name = Painted Rock Dam crosses = Gila River reservoir = Painted Rock Reservoir locale = Southwestern… …

    Wikipedia

  • 7Table Rock Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Table Rock Lake image lake = Table Rock Dam.jpg caption lake = Table Rock Dam, in Branson, Missouri, impounds the White River and forms the lake. image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Missouri/Arkansas coords …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Red Rock Dam (Iowa) — Infobox Dam dam name= Red Rock Dam caption= (Army Corps of Engineers) official name= Red Rock Dam crosses= Des Moines River reservoir= Lake Red Rock locale= Marion County, Iowa maint= US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District length=… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Rimutaka Incline — Infobox rail line name = Rimutaka Incline image width = caption = H 199, one of the locomotives used on the Incline, preserved at the Fell Engine Museum. type = Railways Department regional rail system = status = Closed locale = Wellington, New… …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Wivenhoe Dam — Infobox lake lake name = Wivenhoe Dam image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Queensland coords = coord|27.3941|S|152.608|E|type:waterbody region:AU type = reservoir inflow = Brisbane River outflow =… …

    Wikipedia