Category:Check dams

**check dam**
	small dam
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Subclass of	dam;
Has part(s)	Q11554410;
Different from	Dry dam;
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	Q1052083; Library of Congress Authorities ID: sh2025001158; NDL Authority ID: 01156320
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A check dam is a small, often temporary, dam constructed across a swale, drainage ditch, or waterway to counteract erosion by reducing water flow velocity.
See also Category:Debris basins.

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

Check dams by country (7 C)

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Debris basins (1 C, 39 F)

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Slit dams (1 C, 5 F)

Media in category "Check dams"

The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total.

A heavy gauge metal barrier protects Forest Road 263 and the canyon west of Montezuma, New Mexico. The barriers were added to protect against flood and debris damage following the Hermit Peak Calf Canyon wildfires.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 18.38 MB
A heavy gauge metal barrier protects Forest Road 263 and the canyon west of Montezuma, New Mexico.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 16.55 MB
California fish and game (20514373625).jpg 1,996 × 1,606; 1.42 MB
Check Dam at Manikkallu in Kasaragod Kerala PXL 20251106 061253267.jpg 4,032 × 2,268; 4.46 MB
Check dam captured by me.jpg 4,160 × 3,120; 1.87 MB
Check dam in May Be'ati.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 2.25 MB
Check dam on McKay Creek west of Hickory Drive west of Largo Florida 02.JPG 1,920 × 1,280; 1.83 MB
Check dam on McKay Creek west of Hickory Drive west of Largo Florida.JPG 6,000 × 4,000; 7.88 MB
Check dam with subsurface dam.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.99 MB
Construcción de una presa filtrante.jpg 510 × 385; 35 KB
Dammbalken.jpg 2,400 × 1,600; 1.04 MB
Defensa aluvional - panoramio.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 2.65 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-02ASD.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 7.56 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Konsolidierungssperre-03ASD.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 8.66 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Konsolidierungssperre-04ASD.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 9.15 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Konsolidierungssperre-05ASD.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.75 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Konsolidierungssperre-06ASD.jpg 4,624 × 3,468; 9.35 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Konsolidierungssperre-09ASD.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.67 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Steinschlagschutznetz-01ASD.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.5 MB
Dornbirn-Alpriesebruecke-Alpriesebach-Ebniterstrasse-Steinschlagschutznetz-07ASD.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.57 MB
FEMA - 44847 - Los Angeles County area debris basin.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.73 MB
Illustration showing check dams, one rock dams, and gabions.png 606 × 286; 25 KB
Jambadahalla Reservoir.jpg 3,456 × 4,608; 4.49 MB
Kaum beachtet - Wildbachverbauungen im Rosttobel.jpg 4,608 × 2,592; 8.13 MB
Log Dam May Qoqah.jpg 4,128 × 3,096; 6.46 MB
Madeira-Funchal-Teleferico (aerial tramway) Jardim Botanico-route-valley-check dam-01ASD.jpg 3,468 × 4,624; 5.49 MB
Madeira-Funchal-Teleferico (aerial tramway) Jardim Botanico-route-valley-check dam-03ASD.jpg 3,468 × 4,624; 2.33 MB
MICROCUENCAS MAÑAZO PUNO-01.jpg 580 × 396; 57 KB
MICROCUENCAS PUNO-03.jpg 576 × 367; 42 KB
Most v Logu (2).JPG 5,184 × 3,888; 8.55 MB
Perunilam Check Dam.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 893 KB
Presa 2.jpg 347 × 496; 69 KB
Presa 3.jpg 504 × 348; 79 KB
Suchý polder.jpg 4,160 × 2,340; 5.71 MB
Unwanted check dam in Mukurthy stream AJT Johnsingh.jpg 952 × 714; 229 KB
Verbauung Warme Mandling 01.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 2.39 MB
Weissbach geroellsperren.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 869 KB
Woven-wire check dam in a gully for stabilization purposes - NARA - 286164.jpg 3,000 × 2,064; 3.82 MB
昔からある谷の土砂堰 - panoramio.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.14 MB