river diversion in a sentence

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1. During the 17th century the alluvial land was converted into arable land by means of systematic drainage using a collection of drains and river diversions.
2. Ekran will complete work underway, including three river diversion tunnels, and the resettlement of an estimated 10, 000 indigenous people will go on, Anwar said.
3. Situated in a low-lying area, the community relies on drainage provided by the constructed Seine River Diversion to minimize flooding caused by the spring melt.
4. Another waterway located adjacent to Maurepas, is the Amite River Diversion Canal, which has quickly become a desirable residential area due to the water access.
5. EKRAN Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing said yesterday work on the river diversion tunnels for the Bakun hydroelectric dam is still continuing.
6. Anwar said the Government will complete the on-going components of the project such as river diversion channel and resettlement of the population in the development area.
7. The government has spent some dlrs 40 billion ( dlrs 300 million ) on emergency reservoir construction and river diversion measures over the past three years.
8. Wyndham's significance as a service centre was crucial for the construction of the Ord River Diversion Dam and the town of Kununurra in the early 1960s.
9. Kansas'first expert, Timothy J . Durbin, analyzed flow data for the period between 1951 and 1985 by plotting actual river diversions in Kansas against actual stateline flows.
10. Mendocino County Supervisor Michael Delbar said turning back the clock would be impossible, and ignores the needs of communities that have developed because of the Eel River diversions.