spillway

Example Sentences

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Opening the spillway diverts Mississippi River water to Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, after which it flows to the Mississippi Sound in the Gulf of Mexico.

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

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

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