spillway

Example Sentences

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Because the dam was constructed in a canyon too narrow to support a typical spillway, officials erected the unique engineering feature to still allow for drainage — the Morning Glory Hole.

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

But when the river is high, opening the spillway eases pressure on the levees that protect New Orleans.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

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

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya