spillway

Example Sentences

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Had that not been done between 2018 and 2021, and regular excavations conducted since, last week’s storm would have forced officials to release a full-to-the-brim reservoir through the dam’s spillway, Pestrella said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Issues with the spillway gates have been addressed, O’Dell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

“You don’t need peak high clearance, but there’s a spillway you have to cross, with a kind of water bar bump where you’ll want clearance.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

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

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya