"heavy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Since the mid-20th century, intensive water consumption has dewatered the lower 100 miles (161 km) of the river such that it no longer reaches the sea except in years of heavy runoff.
- The failure of the dam, combined with heavy runoff from the storm, turned the usually small creek into a massive torrent that washed through central Rapid City.
- The pool also had frequent boiling eruptions on August 15, 1991, doming the water to 3 feet and causing heavy runoff.
- The airport caused heavy runoff into the Little Savannah, Long Branch, and Pumpkintown communities.
- A cloudburst 15 miles away sent heavy runoff down a normally dry wash in Antelope Canyon toward the unsuspecting sightseers.
- The average flow of the river is very low, only a few cubic metres per second, but much higher flows are possible during periods of heavy runoff.
- The upper reaches of the Leon do not facilitate recreational use since the river only has sufficient water during periods of heavy runoff.
- However heavy agricultural runoffs as well as municipal sewage have created severe pollution problems in the river.
- Dog Canyon was carved into the basin fill materials of sand, silt and clay by heavy runoffs of earth and water from the surrounding mountains.
- The 1983 flood was caused by an El Niño event causing heavy runoff from the overdeveloped watershed.
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