List of tidal barrages

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of tidal barrages" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

A tidal barrage is an artificial obstruction at the mouth of a tidal watercourse, in contrast to a normal barrage along a river's inland course.

Purpose[edit]

The common primary functions of a barrage are:

• Increase the depth of a river (similar to a weir)
• Maintain a separation between fresh and salt water
• Reduce the risk of tidal flooding up the river

Secondary functions may include:

• Tidal power generation
• Artificial whitewater leisure centres
• Form a Coastal reservoir

Notable barrages[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2008)

• Cardiff Bay Barrage
• Goolwa Barrages
• Marina Barrage
• Prakasham Barrage
• Swansea barrage
• Tees Barrage
• West Sea Barrage

Power Station Barrages[edit]

• Rance tidal power plant
• Annapolis Royal Generating Station (Decommissioned)
• Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station
• Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station
• Jiangxia Tidal Power Station

Proposed barrages[edit]

• Severn Barrage across the River Severn between Wales and England
• Mersey Barrage across the Mersey Estuary in England

See also[edit]

• Dam
• Floodgate
• Thames Barrier
• Weir