spillway

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So much of the glacier had sagged down to the level of Spillway Lake, that melt water was no longer driven to flow downhill and create new caves.

From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024

In New Orleans, Mielke has tapped the Bonnet Carré Spillway for lead-safe alluvial soil, sourced from the sediments of the Mississippi River, to cover hazardous areas.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2023

That state’s oyster stocks, already in sharp decline, collapsed after the Mississippi Sound was swamped by Mississippi River floodwaters released through the Bonnet Carre Spillway in 2019.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022

Spillway and flooded timber has picked up again and long with sandy and gravel humps.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2020

For soon the Spillway at Gatun is to close its gates and all this vast region will be flooded and come to be Gatun Lake.

From Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers by Franck, Harry Alverson