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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Stoplogs Stoplogs The term 'Stoplogs' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Large logs, planks, cut timbers, steel or concrete beams placed on top of each other with their ends held in guides between walls or piers to close an opening in a dam, conduit, spillway, etc., to the passage of water; the logs are usually handled one at a time. Used to provide a cheaper or more easily handled means of temporary closure than a bulkhead gate'. The term 'Stoplogs' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In hydrologic terms, large logs, timbers or steel beams placed on top of each other with their ends held in guides on each side of a channel or conduit providing a temporary closure versus a permanent bulkhead gate'. Previous 5 Terms: stomatology Stone stone Stoney gate Stoping Next 5 Terms: Storage Storage additions Storage agreement Storage capacity Storage field capacity (underground gasstorage) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.