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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.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
As the value and worth of the collection have come to attention, the museum realizes its liability — it is located within the Jones Falls floodway.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Corp. failed to show a federal floodway overlapping the new city council chamber.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
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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.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
As the value and worth of the collection have come to attention, the museum realizes its liability — it is located within the Jones Falls floodway.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Corp. failed to show a federal floodway overlapping the new city council chamber.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Floodway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodway. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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