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spillway

structure for controlled release of flows from a dam or levee
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spillway

Summary

spillway ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spillway is a type of hydraulic structure[2].
  • spillway is a type of watercourse[3].
  • spillway is part of dam[4].
  • spillway's Commons category is recorded as Spillways[5].
  • spillway's said to be the same as is recorded as flood control channel[6].
  • spillway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spillways[7].
  • spillway's Commons gallery is recorded as Spillway[8].
  • spillway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as usage=spillway[9].
  • spillway's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as waterway=canal[10].
  • spillway's different from is recorded as intake tower[11].
  • spillway's different from is recorded as overflow structure[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hydraulic structure[2] and watercourse[3].

Use and Application

spillway is part of dam[4].

Why It Matters

spillway ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[1] spillway has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] spillway is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Q20078554
    Svkkl authority id → 0380324-prelivy-vodni-stavby
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q20078554]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → —
    Said to be the same as → flood control channel
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1922441
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565832905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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