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

They include the premature opening of the San Gabriel River Spillway gates, erosion resulting from water piping through the foundation of the dam and overtopping during an extreme flood event.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

The Mississippi Sound and Gulf of Mexico are important sea turtle habitats, but the 2010 oil spill and the 2019 opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway hurt the turtle population, Solangi said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2022

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