Difference between "spillway towers" and "water intake towers"

The difference is shown graphically here:

Left is the intake tower (Wasserentnahmeturm = Water Collection Tower = Water Intake Tower) for regular withdrawal of water, right is the spillway tower with the conical inlet for overflow control (Hochwasserentlastungsturm = Floodwater Release Tower = Spillway Tower).

In fact both are tower constructions but the term “spillway tower” is unusual to my knowledge, commonly these are know as “bellmouth spillway”.

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