flowage

/ˈfloʊ.ɪdʒ/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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