spillway

Example Sentences

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The New York Times first wrote about Lake Berryessa’s mesmerizing drain, interviewing Peter Kilkus, who was there hours after the spillway opened.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

The earlier lawsuit said the corps was required to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service before opening the spillway.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Lowry found fields of half-submerged corn, soybeans that had disappeared under the flooding almost entirely and rapids rushing from their spillway like a waterfall.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

The first thing I saw after claiming a parking spot was a vivid rainbow, hanging in the mist above the dam’s spillway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

On this side of the lake there was a concrete wall with a spillway.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya