The spillway consists of a concrete dike along the east (left) bank of the Mississippi and the spillway itself, a broad lowland that extends northeastward for about 6 miles (10 km) to the lake and is contained by levees.
Along these zones of contrast, which are called fronts, extratropical (or wave) cyclones (low-pressure areas) are formed, and these develop into strong vortices as they move northeastward toward Newfoundland and Iceland.
It consists of a northern series of three parallel faulted ranges the Yi, Lu, and Tai, which stretch northeastward for more than 200 miles (320 km)—and a more diversified, lower, and more exposed southern portion.
Landmasses were thrust up locally as high as 82 feet (25 metres) to the east of a line extending northeastward from Kodiak Island through the western part of Prince William Sound.
The Norway Current enters the Norwegian Sea north of Scotland and flows northeastward along the coast of Norway before flowing into the Barents Sea.
From its source in the Columbia Icefield (Canadian Rocky Mountains) near the Continental Divide, the river flows through Jasper National Park, site of the spectacular Athabasca Falls, and winds northeastward across Alberta to its mouth and delta on Lake Athabasca.
Making up the loftiest portion of the mountains that extend the length of the island, the Alps extend from Haast Pass, at the head of Wanaka Lake, northeastward to Arthur's Pass.
At an elevation of about 80 to 300 feet (25 to 90 metres), it is drained by the Leie, Schelde, and Dender rivers flowing northeastward to the Schelde estuary.
Beginning in May, the warm, humid air masses of the southwest monsoon flow northeastward over the region from the Indian Ocean, depositing great quantities of precipitation; rainfall reaches a maximum in September.
It is drained by the Hadejia River, a seasonal stream that flows northeastward through the state.
