Definition of Warning time (WT)

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Warning time (WT)

The term 'Warning time (WT)' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The amount of time between detection of failure or incipient failure and arrival of dam failure flood. It is a function of, and related to, detection, response, breach formation, travel time, evacuation capability, and breach formation time'.

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