How to Use spillway in a Sentence

spillway

noun
  • Last month, a body was found face-down in the water near the spillway.
    — Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • It is equipped with a 183-foot wide spillway.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • As areas west of the spillways began to flood, king tides pushed in from the ocean.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • In a bullhead pond, that might be the deep area near an old spillway or along a manmade berm.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • On a small lake or pond, this might be close to a spillway; on a stream this might be a slow inside bend.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The spillway was opened May 10 for the second time this year.
    — USA TODAY, 22 July 2019
  • Look for the parking area on the left just before the reservoir spillway.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Photos show the cub’s mad dash up and down the spillway — and into a corner.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Crews shut down the spillway for inspections just as a major storm dumped a torrent of rain.
    — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The boat got lodged on top of the spillway, Perry said, and did not have enough power to move away.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 11 June 2021
  • The old spillway of Lake Frances also sits on the other side of the wall.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021
  • The rest of the spillway will be torn down and rebuilt after the current rainy season has passed.
    — Joseph Serna, latimes.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • And third, the spillway hole is probably slightly above the bottom of the lake floor.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 31 May 2021
  • Engineers added a smaller spillway on the southwest side of the dam.
    — Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The spillway sending all that water could be shut off next week, but there's no telling how long the algae will linger.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 9 July 2019
  • In under an hour, more than 50 walleye were shocked along the rocky, east bank all the way to the spillway.
    — kansascity, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The area the plan will protect are those that lie west of the spillways — about two-thirds of Broward’s metro expanse.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • The water entering the spillway is then channeled to the lake by guide levees.
    — Blake Pontchartrain, NOLA.com, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The drag of the sand slows the pace, which in this case is a good thing because there’s plenty to see along the ephemeral desert spillway.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In 1997, the area was the scene of major flooding — the last time the spillway was used.
    — Louis Sahagun and Esmeralda Bermudez, Tampabay.com, 21 Feb. 2017
  • Demolition of the dam with floodgates and spillway will be done in March.
    — Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The white bass and wiper bite has been decent around the stilling basin and spillway, and starting to pick up on the main reservoir.
    — Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 7 May 2017
  • In order to work, the spillways need the downstream water levels to be lower.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • While this dam is raised about six feet and there’s a new 150 foot concrete spillway constructed.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Booms outlined the shallow water, along with a tall stack of sand bags, as workers scurried around the floor of the spillway.
    — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Over the weekend, the lake topped off and the floodwaters then pounded through and over the spillways at the dam, an amazing sight.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Three other spillways will be rebuilt for greater capacity and flow.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • The road to the spillway and fishing pier may be closed during demolition, the statement said.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Plan to meet at the western end of Lower Shaker Lake on the bridge over the spillway.
    — cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
  • But the torrent of water damaged the main spillway, opening a sinkhole in the middle of the passage.
    — Delaney Chambers, National Geographic, 11 Feb. 2017

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