Lake Success

noun

1. a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.

Lake Success

noun

1. a village in SE New York State, on W Long Island: headquarters of the United Nations Security Council from 1946 to 1951. Pop: 2832 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Army Corps of Engineers — which owns and operates the Tulare basin’s four major dams at Lake Success, Lake Isabella, Pine Flat and Lake Kaweah — is also releasing water to ensure there is room to absorb runoff from the snow.

From Los Angeles Times

Federal agencies are also responding to the runoff by making strategic releases from the basin’s four major dams — at Lake Success, Lake Kaweah, Lake Isabella and Pine Flat — to ensure there is room for incoming snowmelt.

From Los Angeles Times

Lake Success, the Tule River reservoir, could receive a total of 570,000 acre-feet this water year — or 431% of its average.

From Los Angeles Times

Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders in Tulare County, where officials continue to monitor high levels on the Tule River and release water from Lake Success.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents on both sides of the Tule River were ordered to evacuate last week as levels rose at Lake Success, sending water over the spillway at Schafer Dam.

From Los Angeles Times