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flowage
DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
n. — Geography
a lake formed by the overflowing of a river.
Type: 5. Frequency — The term is found in DARE, s.v. "flowage" (2), and AHD-5, s.v. "flowage" (2b), with attestations of this meaning appearing as early as 1879 (see DARE, s.v. "flowage" (2)). COD-2 lists a Canadian meaning in the Maritimes of 'small pond', which we cannot confirm. However, the more specific meaning, i.e. ponds or lakes formed by overflow, is most frequent in Canada (see Chart 1).
See also COD-2, s.v. "flowage" (1), which is marked "Cdn (Maritimes)".
See also COD-2, s.v. "flowage" (1), which is marked "Cdn (Maritimes)".
Not to be confused with the use of flowage as referring to a river, such as in this 1992 example from the Montreal Gazette:
"Further west, anglers fishing the Niagara River have hit a bonanza of steelies. It's been said before that this giant flowage, by which Lake Erie dumps its water into Lake Ontario, currently provides the best steelhead fishing to be found anywhere east of the Rockies, but this year, that superlative is doubly true." (28 Feb. 1992: C2)
"Further west, anglers fishing the Niagara River have hit a bonanza of steelies. It's been said before that this giant flowage, by which Lake Erie dumps its water into Lake Ontario, currently provides the best steelhead fishing to be found anywhere east of the Rockies, but this year, that superlative is doubly true." (28 Feb. 1992: C2)
Quotations
1965
The study was made in an area called the Five Lakes, plus a body of water called Murphy Flowage.
2001
About 650 gaspereau were trucked to the calm waters at Hanson Cove, N.B., and released into the Woodland flowage, which borders Maine and New Brunswick.
2006
So we listened to Mrs. Mills more than once... more than twice... half hearing... but listening intently to Skate's tale of the lone angler fishing the flowage pond of Headquarters Creek.
2014
The project involves the federation, the Maine Department of Marine Resources, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Passamaquoddy Tribe, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, International Joint Commission and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. A total of 30 alewives entering the St. Croix River in June were captured at the Milltown head of tide fishway, implanted with acoustic tags and released to continue upstream. The tags send out "pings" every 20 to 40 seconds that will be recorded by underwater receivers located up to 130 kilometres inland in the river and its flowages.
References
- DARE
- AHD-5
- COD-2
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