Translation for "padottaa" to english

Padottaa

• trap dams
• dam

Translation examples

dam

Ojat padottiin vuonna 2005 vedenpinnan nostamiseksi luontaiselle tasolleen.
The drainage ditches were dammed in 2005 to restore the natural water level.

Kun Kolumbiajoki padottiin lohet heittäytyivät joukolla betonia vasten, yrittäen palata kotiin.
When dams were erected on the Columbia, salmon battered themselves against the concrete, trying to return home.

Järvi syntyi 1800-luvun alussa, kun Szinva- ja Garadna-purot padottiin metallinvalmistusta varten.
The artificial lake was formed in the early 19th century by the damming of the water of Szinva and Garadna, to supply the iron furnace with water.