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EMBANKMENT AND SPILLWAYS INTRODUCTION
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An embankment dam, as defined earlier, is one that is built of natural materials. In its simplest and oldest form, the embankment dam was constructed with low-permeability soils to a nominally homogeneous profile. The section featured neither internal drainage nor a cutoff to restrict seepage flow through the foundation. Dams …