Water Management Structures

Images of various water management systems, including fish ladders, weirs, locks, and hydropower stations, showcasing engineering and nature integration.

Lock on the Trent Severn Waterway near Severn Fall, Ontario,Canada, Norther America

Spillway in Itaipu, the second largest hydroelectric of the world

Pipe and mesh that recovers the penetration of beavers culvert and mesh that recovers the penetration of beavers and subsequent clogging of the pipe, beaver activity Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 14430457

The New New Inlet Bridge Ready for Use. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

After the collapse of parts of the Carola Bridge, demolition work began on the Old Town side. The bridge sections on the Old Town side were dismantled using heavy machinery, Carola Bridge in Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cages for fish farming in mountain lake

Obernkirchener Stenchen Obernkirchener quarry

Huntington District engineer Gener Alvarado radios Nashville District divers underwater to ask how the stop log placement looks, before the team prepares the final stop log for placement at Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, TN.

Construction site with crane and wooden buildings reflected in water.

Aerial view over brook, meadows and windmill Honigfleth, last water scoop mill with Archimedes screw in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Expansion of an old ventilation mat in a sewage treatment plant expansion of an old ventilation mat in a sewage treatment plant

replacing and installing power lines, the power line support lies on the ground the power line support lies on the ground, replacing and installing power lines Copyright: xZoonar.com/seagullNadyx 14310496

Salmon farming Westland World Heritage Park New Zealand

A view of the support blocks laid out in dry dock No. 1 for the battleship MISSOURI (BB-63) which is currently undergoing modernization at the shipyard. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Waste water treatment facility, St. Helens, Oregon.

Aerial view of the imposing Oosterscheldekering barrier stretches across the turbulent waters, a testament to engineering prowess, Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Sockeye salmon leaping against a grid Canada

Oyster pits at Yerseke along the Oosterschelde, Eastern Scheldt, known for its aquaculture in Zealand, the Netherlands

Installation of locks on the river to divert water in various irrigation channels for agriculture

ORION Project-(SPLASH) Structural Passive Landing Attenuation for Survivability of Human Crew (BTA) Boiler Plate Test Article Water Impact Test-Pot Phase"0" Test Tested at the Hydro Impact Basin at the Landing and Impact Research Facility (Gantry)

Neubau einer Fischtreppe am Lech in Bayern Neubau einer Fischleiter am Lech als Fischaufstiegshilfe zur Laichwanderung über die Staumauer des Wasserkraftwerks bei Lechbruck *** New construction of a fish ladder on the Lech in Bavaria New construction of a fish ladder on the Lech as a fish ladder for spawning migration over the dam wall of the hydropower plant near Lechbruck

Pictures from the Waterstrasse Cross Magdeburg Rothesee Hohenwarthe Pictures from the Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg Rothesee Hohenwarthe

Los Amigos pumping station near Los Banos, California

The lock chamber of the Demopolis Lock shows the large concrete portion of the upper sill that fell away on Feb. 3, 2024, Demopolis, Alabama. The Lock was breached on Jan. 16 when the sizeable concrete portion of the upper sill fell away; it has been inoperable until the sill can be repaired and fixed. Army

Langenbrücker Mühle in Lemgo Langenbrücker Mühle in Lemgo

Water purification plant of a former paper factory, load hook in a water treatment plant, Lost Place, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dams for water storage

Älvkarleby, Sweden July 15, 2025 The Vattenfall hyrdoelectric plant.

Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, water treatment pool, final clarifier, El. Segundo, California, infrared

Partial collapse of the Carola Bridge. Over a length of around 100 metres, the section on which the trams normally run has collapsed into the Elbe. The demolition of the section is in full swing. Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Oxygen enrichment plant in the Ruhr at power plant water station in Muelheim, Germany.

On July 15, Deputy Commanding General Heitkamp visited the Pittsburgh District to tour the construction work at Charleroi Locks and Dam 4 in Belle Vernon, PA. The construction work is part of the Lower Monongahela River project, which will replace the nearly 100-year-old fixed-crest dam with a gated dam at Braddock Locks and Dam 2, remove Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth and construct two larger locks at Charleroi Locks and Dam 4 in Belle Vernon. The Braddock, Elizabeth and Charleroi locks are the three oldest operating-navigation facilities on the Monongahela River and experience the highest commercial-traffic volume in the entire Monongahela River Navigation System.

Hydropower plant on the Bära estuary River Bära flows into the Danube near Fridingen on the Schwäbische Alb, hydropower plant at the Bära estuary River Bära flows into the Danube near Fridingen at the Swabian Alb Hydroelectric Power at the Mouth of the Bära River Bära Flows Into the Danube Near Fridingen on the Swabian Alb, Germany

View of a pumping station in the Overvecht district in Utrecht under construction.

Industrial storage tanks beside a calm water body dotted with buoys, set against a mountain backdrop, in South Korea

Wastewater treatment plant in the dairy industry Bénestroff

Dam and hydro-electric plant.

Romania, Maramures, Sarbi. A traditional valtoare, the purpose of which is not only to shrink wool fabrics by soaking them in an artificial whirlpool, but also to wash clothes and carpets in the churning water.

Lock Operator Josh Shockey (wearing reflective vest) leads a tour Sept. 29, 2022, of Fort Loudoun Lock on the Tennessee River in Lenoir City, Tennessee. The Tellico Village New Villagers were learning about navigation and what it takes to maintain and operate the lock. (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

Hydroelectric Power Station on the Lech Near Lechmühlen Flood Overflow at the Weir and Hydroelectric Power Station on the Lech Near Lechmühlen, between Landsberg and Schongau

After the flood of 2002, the Malter dam was upgraded with a new emergency spillway, Malter, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Mining of sand and gravel with a dredge

Wastewater treatment plant of the city of Konz, Saarmündung into the Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wastewater treatment in the wastewater treatment plant, Voerde, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant, dam, Lake Hengstey, Ruhr River, Herdecke, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Huge pole in foundation with metal piles, construction of concrete-reinforced bridge pillars at building site Large modern gray concrete pillar in foundation surrounded by metal piles. Planks, beams placed on ground, wood profiles for building bridge molds, reinforced pole under construction is across river. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Kadarjan_Romanx 21549503

Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement staff working at site of abandoned coal mine, the Horse Creek Mine, near Pinckneyville, Illinois

Workers stand on the intact part of the partly collapsed Carola Bridge, one part of the bridge broken down into the river Elbe. Dresden Saxony Germany FB_2020_3097

Water flow monitoring equipment gauging station, River Gipping, Sproughton, Suffolk, England, UK.

Modern Archimedes screws of pumping station used to drain the polders at Kinderdijk in Holland, the Netherlands

Crew Module Water Landing Model Assent Test site photos at Aberdeen Test Center (Aberdeen, MD)

Drainage pumping station into a ditch on Texel, Netherlands.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s BMC water Treatment plant in Bhandup Complex awarded with ISO 9000-2001 certification, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Water treatment equipment for oyster farming, Hoopers Island, Maryland.

Crew Module Water Landing Model Assessment (CMWLMA)Test site photos at Aberdeen Test Center Aberdeen Maryland

Aerial view of a construction site on Padma bridge crossing Padma river near Zajira township, Dhaka province, Bangladesh.

Partial collapse of the Carola Bridge. Over a length of around 100 metres, the section on which the trams normally run has collapsed into the Elbe. The demolition of the section is in full swing. Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

DEU, 2007: Undershot water wheel at work producing electricity.

Stausper at Muehlheim am Main Staustufe near Muehlheim am Main

The site of the new Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Tactical Headquarters in Jelah, Bosnia-Herzegovina, about four kilometers northwest of Tesanj. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Jelah Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Aerial view of four circular water treatment tanks, reflecting the sky above, contrasting with the surrounding brown earth and blue-roofed buildings, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Salmon run, Macaulay Salmon Hatchery, Douglas Island, Alaska, USA

Whitebridge weir on the River Deben, Campsea Ashe, Suffolk England is a simple mechanical device to regulate river flow between the seasons

Water treatment equipment for oyster farming, Hoopers Island, Maryland.

Storm flood barrier, Oosterscheldekering, Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier at Neeltje Jans, part of the Delta Works that regulates the enormous tidal flows and harnesses spring floods in the Netherlands

On April 6, 2016, engineers at NASAs Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, kicked off a series of nine drop tests of a representative Orion crew capsule with crash test dummies inside to understand what the spacecraft and astronauts may experience when landing in the Pacific Ocean after deep-space missions. The high-fidelity capsule, coupled with the heat shield from Orion's first flight in space, was hoisted approximately 16 feet above the water and vertically dropped into Langleys 20-foot-deep Hydro Impact Basin. The crash test dummies were instrumented to provide data and secured inside the capsule to help provide information engineers need to ensure astronauts will be protected from injury during splashdown. Each test in the series simulates different scenarios for Orions parachute-assisted landings, wind conditions, velocities and wave heights the spacecraft may experience when touching down in the ocean.

Rice field irrigation. Senegal.

Construction of Skopje Project Skopje, Macedonia - September 17, 2012: Building Bridge Over Vardar River Construction Site of Big Cultural Project in Skopje, Macedonia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 13820299

installation of electrical wire supports, installation of power lines installation of power lines, installation of electrical wire supports Copyright: xZoonar.com/seagullNadyx 13896923

Orion Project SPLASH BTA Water Impact POT Boiler Plate Test Article (BTA) (SPLASH) Structural Passive Landing Attenuation for Survivability of Human Crew. (POT) Phase "0" Test Water Impact Test #3

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Operations Division Chief Waylon Humphrey (left) discusses lock operations with Dr. Norbert Salomon, Head of the Waterways and Shipping Department at the German Federal Ministry of Transportation at Olmsted Lock and Dam in Olmsted, Illinois. The German Ministry of Transport in partnership with The Waterways Council, Inc. participated in a delegation trip to visit the U.S. inland waterways system.

Brodske (Brodsko), river Morava (March), pipeline bridge in construction in Slovakia

Dredger on the Saar near Serrig, Saartal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Renaturalized Boye, tributary of the Emscher, Emscher reconstruction, Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Pumping water from a river. Discharge pipeline to pumping water from a river. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JFsxPicxFactory xThielemannx 9766453

Old wooden lifting crane in Varel harbor, Varel, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s BMC water Treatment plant in Bhandup Complex awarded with ISO 9000-2001 certification, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Netherlands (aka Holland), Zeeland, Oosterscheldekering, Delta Works. Water rushing through half-open buttress dam. (Editorial Usage Only)

USA, West Virginia, Poca, Man in speedboat beneath cooling towers of John E. Amos Power Plant

East Suffolk Drainage Board, Colony Marsh pumping station between Hollesley and Boyton, Suffolk, England, UK

ESU St. Louis - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-319-18. Workers Pumping to Vac Truck. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of the port area, where the brown river meets the sea, contrasting with rows of containers, cranes, and industrial buildings, Tacoma, Washington, United States.

Closed construction site access road along a river, renaturation of the Salzach north of Tittmoning, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Water purification plant in refinery

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