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Tainter gate — The Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow. It is named for Wisconsin structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter.cite web title=The Tainter Gate work=Dunn County Historical Society… … Wikipedia
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Tainter — can refer to:People* Charles Sumner Tainter, engineer and inventor * Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, engineer * Joseph Tainter, anthropologist and historianPlaces* Tainter, WisconsinOther* Tainter gate on a dam … Wikipedia
Tainter Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Tainter Lake image lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Dunn County, Wisconsin coords = coord|44|56|06|N|91|53|19|W|type:waterbody region:US WI|display=inline,title type = Reservoir inflow = Red Cedar … Wikipedia
Jeremiah Burnham Tainter — (January 6, 1836 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin February 5, 1920) was an inventor and engineer known for having invented the Tainter gate in 1886. He began his work in hydrology in 1862, with the modification of pre existing mill pond dams in… … Wikipedia
radial gate — noun : a device used for controlling the flow of water over spillways or into canals by having the upstream face curved in the form of an arc the center of which is at the center of the gate hinge called also tainter gate … Useful english dictionary
radial gate — noun a tainter gate … Wiktionary
taintor gate — noun see tainter gate … Useful english dictionary
tain|ter gate — «TAYN tuhr», a vertically curved dam gate with a horizontal pivotal axis. ╂[< Burnham Tainter, an American inventor of the 1800 s] … Useful english dictionary
Menomonie, Wisconsin — City Location of Menomonie, Wisconsin … Wikipedia
