The focus is on the Bangs Lake outfall control structure, which is currently maintained by manually making adjustments to the sluice gate.
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Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Still, on May 4, India lowered sluice gates at the Baglihar dam, effectively reducing the downstream flow to Pakistan through the Chenab River by up to 90%, according to the Hindustan Times.
There, it was successfully utilized to help spawning American shad and blueback herring bypass a spillway located between Lake Marion and the Santee River.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
Occasionally, the Army Corps will open spillways and floodways that are designed to divert floodwaters during extreme weather events.
Occasionally, the Army Corps will open spillways and floodways that are designed to divert floodwaters during extreme weather events.
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Amy Graff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
The organization also manages the area’s floodways, including the Central City Flood Control Project, which would create new bypass channels that are an integral part of future Panther Island development.
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Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
The water park has slides, a wave pool, lazy river and other fun ways to cool off in the heat.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia The site of John Brown’s raid in 1859 — a pivotal event in the fight against slavery, Harper’s Ferry is a small hamlet located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
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