water reservoir
C20500
concept
A water reservoir is a man-made or natural storage area designed to collect, hold, and regulate water for uses such as drinking supply, irrigation, flood control, and power generation.
Observed surface forms (25)
- freshwater reservoir ×5
- upland reservoir ×5
- Reservoir ×4
- flood control reservoir ×4
- regulating reservoir ×4
- historic water reservoir ×3
- irrigation reservoir ×2
- man-made reservoir ×2
- reservoir basin ×2
- water storage body ×2
- ancient water reservoir ×1
- cooling reservoir ×1
- dammed water body ×1
- diversion reservoir ×1
- hydroelectric power reservoir ×1
- impounded water body ×1
- multipurpose reservoir ×1
- municipal water supply reservoir ×1
- public water supply reservoir ×1
- reservoir park ×1
- stepped water reservoir ×1
- water conservation facility ×1
- water distribution facility ×1
- water storage and conveyance area ×1
- water-supply parkland ×1
Instances (66)
- Lyab-i Hauz pond
- Okerstausee via concept surface "Reservoir"
- Santillana Reservoir (upper basin connection)
- Cirata Reservoir via concept surface "hydroelectric power reservoir"
- Shimen Reservoir via concept surface "multipurpose reservoir"
- El Pardo Reservoir via concept surface "dammed water body"
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Almatti
via concept surface "Reservoir"
surface form: Almatti Reservoir
- Rawal Dam
- Bear Creek Lake Park via concept surface "reservoir park"
- Sorpesee via concept surface "Reservoir"
- Agdal Basin via concept surface "historic water reservoir"
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Kushavarta kund
surface form: Kushavarta Kund
- Claerwen Reservoir via concept surface "upland reservoir"
- Tulsi Lake via concept surface "freshwater reservoir"
- Vihar Lake via concept surface "freshwater reservoir"
- Mount Charlotte Reservoir
- La Mesa Dam
- Keswick Reservoir via concept surface "regulating reservoir"
- West Basin of Ashokan Reservoir via concept surface "reservoir basin"
- Devil Canyon Afterbay via concept surface "regulating reservoir"
- Mendota Pool via concept surface "water distribution facility"
- East Basin of Ashokan Reservoir via concept surface "reservoir basin"
- Hengsteysee via concept surface "Reservoir"
- Tien Shan glacial system via concept surface "freshwater reservoir"
- Clifton Court Forebay area via concept surface "water storage and conveyance area"
- Pool of Siloam via concept surface "ancient water reservoir"
- Kapaleeshwarar Temple tank
- O’Neill Forebay via concept surface "regulating reservoir"
- Cordelia Forebay via concept surface "regulating reservoir"
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Hauz-i-Shamsi reservoir
surface form: Hauz-i-Shamsi
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Maharana Pratap Sagar designated as a Ramsar wetland site
via concept surface "man-made reservoir"
surface form: Maharana Pratap Sagar
- John H. Kerr Reservoir via concept surface "flood control reservoir"
- Victoria Reservoir via concept surface "irrigation reservoir"
- Shashe Dam
- Neuadd Reservoirs via concept surface "upland reservoir"
- Suraj Kund
- La Grange Reservoir via concept surface "water storage body"
- Twin Lakes Reservoir via concept surface "diversion reservoir"
- Roman Well
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Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir
via concept surface "irrigation reservoir"
surface form: Parakrama Samudra
- Seven Oaks Dam via concept surface "water conservation facility"
- Sunbury Weir pool via concept surface "impounded water body"
- Lake Lavon Reservoir via concept surface "flood control reservoir"
- Haleji Lake via concept surface "freshwater reservoir"
- Priyadarshini Jurala Reservoir via concept surface "water storage body"
- Aji Dam
- Angram Reservoir via concept surface "upland reservoir"
- Scar House Reservoir via concept surface "upland reservoir"
- Hartford Reservoir system landscapes via concept surface "water-supply parkland"
- Lower Otay Reservoir via concept surface "municipal water supply reservoir"