floodway

noun

flood·way | \ ˈfləd-ˌwā

Definition of floodway

: a channel for diverting floodwaters

Examples of floodway in a Sentence

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Others want to fund different projects - putting the first floodways on the upper Mississippi or expanding locks or undertaking a total rethinking of how the river is managed. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Taming the mighty Mississippi: Troubles run deep in changing national waterway," 17 Mar. 2018 But the cumulative effect of building multiple projects in the floodway can be significant, Zeve said. — Mark Collette, Houston Chronicle, "Relaxed rules in flood plain help homeowners, but could have consequences later," 14 June 2018 At the same time, the change allowed preparations for a shopping center to be built in a floodway. — Mark Collette, Houston Chronicle, "Relaxed rules in flood plain help homeowners, but could have consequences later," 14 June 2018 Why would a project like this be allowed in a floodway? — Mark Collette, Houston Chronicle, "After Hurricane Harvey, Friendswood residents shocked by plan to build shopping center in floodway," 1 June 2018 The spillway, located in St. Charles Parish, includes a nearly 6-mile floodway that is used to divert a portion of the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain and away from New Orleans. — Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "All Bonnet Carre Spillway bays will close Friday, Mississippi River still 'elevated'," 30 Mar. 2018 The floodway is a natural 5.7-mile course between guide levees to Lake Pontchartrain. — Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "10 things to know about the Bonnet Carre Spillway before it's opened Thursday," 7 Mar. 2018 The researchers will deploy remote receivers in the floodway and at the entrance to Lake Pontchartrain to monitor the movements of both fish species. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "Spillway opening and BP's spill in this week's coastal news roundup," 9 Mar. 2018 Here’s a heat map of the areas where the most homes have been added in these flood-prone areas, combining the risky floodway, the slightly less risky 100-year floodplain, and the less risky 500-year floodplain. — Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle, "See where homes have been built in Houston's floodplains," 27 Mar. 2018

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