Here's the moment on Tuesday when flood waters broke through the Edenville Dam embankment releasing Wixom Lake downriver towards Midland. | MLive.com

Stilling Basins Water moving through the spillway of a dam contains a large amount of energy. This energy can cause erosion at the outlet which can lead to instability of the spillway. Failure to properly design, install, or maintain a stilling basin could lead to problems such as undermining of the spillway and erosion of the outlet channel and/or embankment material. These problems can lead to failure of the spillway and ultimately the dam. A stilling basin provides a means to absorb or dissip