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Recent Examples of culvertFollow these recommendations from the NWS to stay safe in heavy rain:
Beware of rapid water flow:
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 10 June 2025 Here’s your guide from the NWS to staying safe during downpours:
Beware of rapid water flow:
During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 9 June 2025 The state is working to build large overpasses for the safe movement of wildlife there since elk are reluctant to pass through tunnels/culverts and don’t like to walk over small bridges.—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Wildlife crossings have been proven to decrease collisions by directing wildlife away from roadways and onto bridges and through underpasses and culverts.—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for culvert
Intense rainfall, as common in tropical latitudes, and water vapor in the eruption column can mix with volcanic ash and debris, forming deadly mudflows called lahars by geologists after an Indonesian word for ravines on the slopes of a volcano.
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David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Sep. 2024
The climbers were descending a steep gully in the northern section of Early Winter Spire, a pair of rock formations in the Cascades some 150 miles east of Seattle, the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
First responders located a trench approximately 90 feet long, five feet wide and five feet deep that been excavated to connect a private residence’s sewer system to the city sewer line, Wright said.
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Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
The video showed soldiers being instructed on firing grenade launchers, neutralizing enemy drones and clearing trenches.
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