Assertion: barrage | /r/CapableOf | raise the river or canal level
Facets:
value: to the height
type: OTHER
value: merely
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Similar distinctions are used in Egypt, where it is noted: "In this system a "dam" is a structure that forms a reservoir for the storage of water during the annual flood period of the Nile in order to supplement the natural flow of the river during the low-water period; a "barrage" merely raises the river or canal level, when necessary, to the height required for adequate flow into the canals that take off above it.