Cut route
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Definition
Cross-section of a canal which runs either in a cut, or between dams. Section of a watercourse with artificial water-bed whose design flood / upper operating water level is lower than the surrounding terrain / equal to the surrounding terrain, and is therefore not limited by loaded water dams -except by boat waves.
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Fachwörterbuch für Bewässerung und Entwässerung, Ausschuss für Internationale Zusammenarbeit im Kuratorium für Kulturbauwesen, Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart, 1984