Sentence examples for excess floodwater from inspiring English sources
In the event that the main levees are threatened, the excess floodwater drains away down spillways (e.g., from north of New Orleans it is diverted past the city by spillways leading through Lake Pontchartrain to the Gulf of Mexico) or bursts "fuse plugs," the specially weakened sections of levee leading to harmless floodways or reservoirs.
Excess floodwater collapsed walls and covered roads with mud that reached as much as 2.3 feet.
David S. Kvinge, director of environmental planning for Westchester, says Paine Lake, like scores of other small bodies of water in the county, was designed many years ago as part of a plan to control floodwater and collect excess sediment.
As the Category Four storm pulverizes the Crescent City with winds in excess of 120 mph and floodwaters spill over the levees from Lake Pontchartrain, most people are just looking to survive.
Decomposition of this labile carbon pool consumes oxygen in the overlying floodwaters, and results in anoxic conditions and waters with excess deoxygenation potential (DOP).
First came the floodwater.
The hospital is covered with floodwater.
Some floodwater entering New York city subway.
After the floodwater receded, bicycling got harder.
