Definition of Suppressed weir

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Suppressed weir

The term 'Suppressed weir' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A rectangular weir that has only the crest far removed from the channel bottom, the sides are coincident with the sides of the approach channel, so no lateral contraction of water passing through the weir is possible'.

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