floodway
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Definition of floodway
: a channel for diverting floodwaters
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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 The commission oversees how the Corps runs the system of levees and emergency floodways in the lower Mississippi. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Taming the mighty Mississippi: Troubles run deep in changing national waterway," 17 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'floodway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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