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Recent Examples of spillway
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for the state’s agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
It is equipped with a 183-foot wide spillway.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Use spillway to regulate Without that outlet, potentially for years, dam operators will use its spillway, higher on the wall of the dam, to regulate the river.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2017, soaking storms led to flooding that caused $100 million in damage in downtown San Jose and the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people when the spillway at Oroville Dam, the nation’s tallest dam, in Butte County, partially collapsed under torrents of water.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
It is equipped with a 183-foot wide spillway.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Use spillway to regulate Without that outlet, potentially for years, dam operators will use its spillway, higher on the wall of the dam, to regulate the river.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2017, soaking storms led to flooding that caused $100 million in damage in downtown San Jose and the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people when the spillway at Oroville Dam, the nation’s tallest dam, in Butte County, partially collapsed under torrents of water.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spillway
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Upgrades to storm water pumping stations Cost: $3 million The details: Equipment repair and replacement at six stormwater pumping stations, including new sluice gates, gate valves and actuators.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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Dump the remaining gravel through a sluice box to remove lighter sand and small rocks, which filter into a gold pan.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The closest the data center would be to Weston Gardens is 370 feet, said Riley, due to a wooded floodway and floodplain between the Black Mountain property and Weston’s.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Call it resilience, call it infrastructure, call it economic development—just build it before the next 8-year-old goes to sleep in a floodway.—
Daniel Lehewych,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.—
Richard Norton Smith,
WSJ,
19 Apr. 2018
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The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.—
Peter Marteka,
Courant Community,
12 Apr. 2018
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“Spillway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spillway. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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