flowage
/ˈfloʊ.ɪdʒ/
noun
- The act or process of flowing, or the amount of something that flows.
- Engineers measured the flowage of lava from the volcano.
- The flowage of water through the canal was steady all summer.
- The dam controls the flowage of the river to prevent floods.
- A body of water that has overflowed or been impounded, such as a flood or a pond created by a dam.
- The beaver dam created a small flowage in the forest.
- They built a cabin near a peaceful flowage for fishing.
- After the storm, a large flowage covered the low-lying fields.