Excerpt from Les Irrigations, Vol. 2: Les Canaux Et les Systèmes d'Irrigation
Les prises d'eau directes s'appliquent aux ruisseaux, aux rivières et plus fréquemment aux canaux; elles ont lieu par un simple déversoir, par un aqueduc ouvert, ou par une écluse.
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