A canal aligned roughly at right angles to the contours of the country is called ridge canal.

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• A canal aligned at right angles to the contour of a country, is known as
• A canal sligned nearly parallel to the contours of a country, is known as
• Generally the weir is aligned at right angles to the direction of the main river current because
• A weir is generally aligned at right angle to the direction of the main river flow because
• The drainage water intercepting the canal can be disposed of by passing the canal below the drainage in
• For a canal which irrigate the area directly, the fall should be provided at a location where the F.S.L. outstrips the gound level, but before the bed of the canal comes into filling.
• When the levels are such that the F.S.L. of the canal is much above the bed level of the drainage trough, so that the canal runs under syphonic action under the trough, the structure provided is known as
• If the demand line drawn from a ridge in a flow mass curve does not intersect the curve again, it indicates that
• A repelling groyne is aligned
• Irrigation canals are generally aligned along