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Design Criteria

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000692

In hydrologic terms, the hypothetical flood used in the sizing of the dam and the associated structures to prevent dam failure by overtopping, especially
for the spillway and outlet works.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000692
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000692",
  "term": "Design Criteria",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the hypothetical flood used in the sizing of the dam and the associated structures to prevent dam failure by overtopping, especially\nfor the spillway and outlet works.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/design-criteria/"
}

Record 692 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.