spillway

Example Sentences

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The fascinating water management design, known as a passive spillway, was last used in 2019 and 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

Next to the lake, a spillway flows into a stream that the Department of Water Resources refers to as Blue Canyon Creek.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

However, opening the spillway also carries pollutants and nutrients into the Mississippi Sound and reduces salinity.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

A vulnerable dam could be old, poorly maintained or not have enough spillway capacity to safely release water from the dam.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2023

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

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya