The spillway, which is here to the side, is 143.8 meters wide and 427.8 meters long. From Wordnik.com. [INAUGURATION OF THE EL MATE DAM] Reference
The spillway is a concrete-lined opening cut through a hill of rock near the center of the dam. From Wordnik.com. [Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam] Reference
Then we went out and bought Bond Park and made a deal with the county that the spillway could be a part of the park. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Koka Booth, July 6, 2004. Interview K-0648. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
The spillway is a channel designed to handle an emergency volume of water on the creek, which is a tributary of the James River. From Wordnik.com. [news | LD | http://www.the-dispatch.com] Reference
That's the spillway which is eroding, apart from the section of the dam itself that is eroding. From Wordnik.com. [Roundrock Journal] Reference
Its spillway was the Staircase we'd just come from. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
What we have here in Iowa City is a reservoir spillway. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2008] Reference
Of course the spillway will likely be open for a month. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2008] Reference
Water from the lake began flowing into a spillway today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2008] Reference
A gigantic spillway allows the surface water to run over. From Wordnik.com. [Birdseye Views of Far Lands] Reference
Below, you can see part of a spillway from Peachtree Pond. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2006] Reference
HARRIS: Oh, this is a 20 to 25-foot plunge from the spillway. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2007] Reference
The Roosevelt Dam, Arizona, showing south bridge and spillway 17. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
It's on a spillway at the Ski Island in northwest Oklahoma City. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2007] Reference
In Iowa City, waters topped the spillway at the Coralville Reservoir. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Source Asks "What is the Real Water Policy of the United States?"] Reference
Bodies have been found collecting at the spillway of a Harare reservoir. From Wordnik.com. [Day of the Crocodile] Reference
The spillway is located 28 miles above New Orleans in St. Charles Parish. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Snapshot: Mississippi High Water -- South Louisiana April 2008] Reference
December 2007 saving space - restless heelers spillway geese crows roundabout. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
An erosion-protected overflow spillway should always be provided in this case. From Wordnik.com. [16. Water] Reference
Which now fills the fishing reservoir and flows on out the spillway, full time. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
A gargoyle, eyes bulging over its spillway of an open mouth, glared down at her. From Wordnik.com. [Shiver]
A spillway about 30 miles north of New Orleans opened for the first time in 11 years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2008] Reference
Fire crews managed to pull the woman to safety before she was swept over the spillway. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2008] Reference
You can see there's kind of a spillway or a river that filters into mostly rural lands. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2008] Reference
HE = effective dam height metres as measured from the gully bottom to the spillway crest. From Wordnik.com. [2.1 Retaining walls] Reference
A government official says the largest quake lake is now draining into a manmade spillway. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2008] Reference
This is a spillway near New Orleans opening or being opened for the first time in 11 years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2008] Reference
The water is rising fast despite a spillway built by engineers to release pressure on the dam. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2008] Reference
Engineers on the scene, plus soldiers are trying to dig a spillway to ease some of the pressure. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2008] Reference
Chinese soldiers and engineers are working around the clock to build a spillway to drain the lake. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 31, 2008] Reference
The bottom of the spillway should be low enough to allow dry season water to flow past the intake. From Wordnik.com. [6. Water sources, their protection and development] Reference
There is a spillway from this area to the Chobe river in the Zambezi basin in periods of high floods. From Wordnik.com. [Water profile of Botswana] Reference
They rode down the hill to the pond and near the spillway they unhitched the horse and tied him to a tree. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
"Well then, if there's any comin 'over the spillway, now, it's a sign she's runnin' here ag'in, I take it!". From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X] Reference
The possibility of increasing net storage capacity by spillway modification or other means should also be considered. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 20] Reference
A four-month repair project is slated to begin this month to rehabilitate and strengthen the dam's auxiliary spillway. From Wordnik.com. [Fairfax County briefs] Reference
Bonneville's "critical features" — the spillway, powerhouses and fish ladders — hadn't been compromised, Rabe said. From Wordnik.com. [Who Killed the Sea Lions?] Reference
In several places the concrete spillway had crumbled down to a ragged edge, showing that the solid wall was giving way. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record] Reference
Some of the water from the spillway flows into that now, but its channel won't hold a hundredth part of the flood if the dam goes out. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record] Reference
Aaron took the boy to the frozen-solid creek to show him where a wheel could be placed to lift water to a spillway for the upper fields. From Wordnik.com. [Blind Man's Lantern] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.