culvert

Also known as adit drainage

thumb|Stone culvert in Haapsalu, [[Estonia]] thumb|Steel culvert with a small plunge pool at its outflow thumb| Large box culvert on Rio Monterroso

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Commons category: Culverts
OpenStreetMap tag: tunnel=culvert
name: ponceau

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Failures
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Fish passage
Minimum energy loss culverts
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thumb|Stone culvert in Haapsalu, [[Estonia]] thumb|Steel culvert with a small plunge pool at its outflow thumb| Large box culvert on Rio Monterroso

A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or other material. In the United Kingdom, the word can also be used for a longer artificially buried watercourse.