A Sarda type canal fall is a:
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Glacis fall with hydraulic jump on sloping glacis
Notch fall with rectangular or trapezoidal openings providing a fall in water level
Stepped fall without energy dissipation
Drop fall with vertical impact
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B. Notch fall with rectangular or trapezoidal openings providing a fall in water level
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Sarda fall (U.P. type): slotted or notch-type fall with narrow rectangular/trapezoidal notch openings. Fall head up to 1.5 m. Water jets through notches, drops into cistern (shallow impact pool). Simple, economical for small falls in irrigation canals.
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