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A '''downwell''' or '''down well''' is a channel used for carrying water.<ref>Upstream:: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest ‎National Research Council 1996 0309176204- Page 239 "... the flow in the channel can reach perhaps 500 cfs or more. The bypass channel lies only a few feet below the reservoir elevation. It carries water by a downwell to near-tailrace elevation. Different types of downwell designs have been used."</ref>
A '''downwell''' or '''down well''' is a channel used for carrying water.<ref>Upstream:: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest ‎National Research Council 1996 0309176204- Page 239 "... the flow in the channel can reach perhaps 500 cfs or more. The bypass channel lies only a few feet below the reservoir elevation. It carries water by a downwell to near-tailrace elevation. Different types of downwell designs have been used."</ref><ref>Manual of Environmental Microbiology 1555813798 Christon J. Hurst, ‎Ronald L. Crawford, ‎Jay L. Garland - 2007 "A downwell pump with an inflatable packer can seal the screened interval from the atmosphere and can serve for both well purging and sample collection. "</ref><ref>Jerry Dennis The Bird in the Waterfall: Exploring the Wonders of Water - 2014 -1940941547 "A downwell, or convergence, results when surface water sinks. An upwell, or divergence, is water rising from the depths to fill the space created when currents diverge. "</ref>
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Revision as of 07:57, 9 January 2016

A downwell or down well is a channel used for carrying water.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Upstream:: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest ‎National Research Council 1996 0309176204- Page 239 "... the flow in the channel can reach perhaps 500 cfs or more. The bypass channel lies only a few feet below the reservoir elevation. It carries water by a downwell to near-tailrace elevation. Different types of downwell designs have been used."
  2. ^ Manual of Environmental Microbiology 1555813798 Christon J. Hurst, ‎Ronald L. Crawford, ‎Jay L. Garland - 2007 "A downwell pump with an inflatable packer can seal the screened interval from the atmosphere and can serve for both well purging and sample collection. "
  3. ^ Jerry Dennis The Bird in the Waterfall: Exploring the Wonders of Water - 2014 -1940941547 "A downwell, or convergence, results when surface water sinks. An upwell, or divergence, is water rising from the depths to fill the space created when currents diverge. "