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The spillway structure consists of a newer 25-foot wide concrete spillway with two 11-foot wide underflow radial gates, added in 1974, and the original 26-foot wide with three 6-foot wide underflow sliding gates.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
—Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.
—Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spillway
Noun
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The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The closest the data center would be to Weston Gardens is 370 feet, said Riley, due to a wooded floodway and floodplain between the Black Mountain property and Weston’s.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Call it resilience, call it infrastructure, call it economic development—just build it before the next 8-year-old goes to sleep in a floodway.—
Daniel Lehewych,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.—
Richard Norton Smith,
WSJ,
19 Apr. 2018
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The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.—
Peter Marteka,
Courant Community,
12 Apr. 2018
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“Spillway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spillway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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