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Diversion dam
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A diversion dam is a type of dam that diverts all or a portion of the flow of a river from its natural course. Diversion dams do not generally impound water in a reservoir. Instead, the water is diverted into an artificial water course or canal, which may return to the river after passing through hydroelectric generators, flow into a different river or be itself dammed forming a reservoir.
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