Boating one day on the Suwannee River, he came across a series of gates covering a spillway.

Source: https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/will-mining-threaten-the-okefenokee/

Soon after, Vallecito’s dam was closely inspected, revealing leaks and erosion in its spillway.

Source: https://www.vaildaily.com/opinion/writers-on-the-range-a-colorado-reservoir-gets-ready-for-an-epic-snowmelt/

The dam is running a lot of water over the emergency spillway.

Source: https://lccentral.com/2023/03/16/voluntary-evacuations-recommended-for-panaca-and-dry-valley-as-echo-dam-under-stress/

The water line at the Wrightsville Dam was about 2 feet below the spillway Thursday morning and dropping slowly, according to Eric Blatt, engineering director for the state’s dams program.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/07/13/with-more-rain-in-the-forecast-state-watching-winooski-river-dams-closely/

This is because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing more than 10,000 cubic feet of water per second through the spillway at Schafer Dam.

Source: https://abc30.com/tule-river-debris-cleanup-new-evacuation-order-lake-success-porterville/12962311/

This is look at the spillway as water started to release just minutes ago.

Source: https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/03/10/state-of-emergency-california-hit-with-more-rain-thousands-under-evacuation-orders-n536240