outfall
noun
out·fall
ˈau̇t-ˌfȯl 
: the outlet of a body of water (such as a river or lake)
especially
: the mouth of a drain or sewer
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That number will only grow as industrial warm-water outfalls that currently shelter more than half of Florida manatees in the winter months begin to ramp down.
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Ragan Whitlock, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The current outfall system has roughly 6,500 feet of storm sewer and channels, starting at Phil’s Beach on Main Street and leading to Route 176, within the municipality.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Two baskets full of those cages were subsequently placed up- and downstream from a treatment plant's outfall pipe in a Scottish river.
—Ben Coxworth
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Beaches near the river mouth and the sewage treatment plant outfall have regularly been closed because of high levels of bacteria in the ocean.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ragan Whitlock, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The current outfall system has roughly 6,500 feet of storm sewer and channels, starting at Phil’s Beach on Main Street and leading to Route 176, within the municipality.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Two baskets full of those cages were subsequently placed up- and downstream from a treatment plant's outfall pipe in a Scottish river.
—Ben Coxworth
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Beaches near the river mouth and the sewage treatment plant outfall have regularly been closed because of high levels of bacteria in the ocean.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Outfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfall. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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