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

Some of what they remove will be used to fill in the dam’s emergency spillway which is carved into the rock beside the river.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

The earlier lawsuit said the corps was required to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service before opening the spillway.

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