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These sort of wind speeds will lead to large coastal waves which are likely to overtop the sea walls and promenades.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

The reservoir behind the dam rose to within 1 foot of the dam’s maximum storage capacity, prompting warnings that water could overtop the dam and worsen already-dangerous conditions downstream, or damage the dam.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023

Officials say the Merced River could reach 12.6 feet by mid-week and overtop Pohono Bridge, an iconic stone crossing in Yosemite Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2023

Making matters worse: Communities have been built on those floodplains, so when rivers overtop their banks, the water goes into people’s houses rather than replenishing wetland habitats and slowly sinking into the soil.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2023

But a 40-foot wave would easily overtop the walls and destroy everything in its path.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Salt water that overtops the underwater sill is still lower in salinity than the water behind the sill toward the Gulf, Jones said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

Porterville residents evacuate as Lake Success overtops the Schafer Dam spillway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

The ocean regularly overtops dunes and washes out much of Highway 12 — the only road linking Hatteras Island and the rest of Dare County.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2019

In this drone photo released by Duke Energy, flooding from the swollen Cape Fear River overtops an earthen dike at Sutton Lake, a 1,100-acre lake at the L.V.

From Fox News ● Sep. 21, 2018

Rattleborough was an acquaintance, but not a particular friend of Stranleigh’s; nevertheless, a Duke overtops a mere Earl in social eminence, much as the Singer building overtops the structure next to it.

From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Robert Barr

After three days of rain, the dam collapsed in May 2020, releasing a torrent that overtopped the downstream Sanford Dam and flooded the city of Midland.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

Early on Saturday, officials said that water had overtopped a dam in the central North Chungcheong province.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023

Dams that are small and located in rural areas may cause less damage if they are overtopped or fail.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023

It was flooded after Miles Creek overtopped into a drainage canal, which caused the floods, said Jeremy Arrich, manager of the Division of Flood Management with the California Department of Water Resources.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

But the second wave easily overtopped a flood barrier and swamped all six.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The city has been upgrading segments of seawalls over the years to reduce seawater overtopping, but much of its harbor-front property remains under threat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Aberdeenshire Council said it was closing off the area and the nearby harbour on police advice, external "due to the risk of overtopping waves".

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024

Rivers and streams could swell, overtopping their banks and flooding the neighborhoods surrounding them.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

But once built, you don’t want water coming through your roof, your siding or your windows — or overtopping your foundation or slab.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

The waves rose in growing fury, each overtopping its fellow, till in a very few minutes the lately glassy sea was like a roaring and devouring monster.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker