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)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lyab-i Hauz pond | — |
| Okerstausee | Reservoir |
| Santillana Reservoir (upper basin connection) | — |
| Cirata Reservoir | hydroelectric power reservoir |
| Shimen Reservoir | multipurpose reservoir |
| El Pardo Reservoir | dammed water body |
|
Almatti
surface form:
Almatti Reservoir
|
Reservoir |
| Rawal Dam | — |
| Bear Creek Lake Park | reservoir park |
| Sorpesee | Reservoir |
| Agdal Basin | historic water reservoir |
|
Kushavarta kund
surface form:
Kushavarta Kund
|
— |
| Claerwen Reservoir | upland reservoir |
| Tulsi Lake | freshwater reservoir |
| Vihar Lake | freshwater reservoir |
| Mount Charlotte Reservoir | — |
| La Mesa Dam | — |
| Keswick Reservoir | regulating reservoir |
| West Basin of Ashokan Reservoir | reservoir basin |
| Devil Canyon Afterbay | regulating reservoir |
| Mendota Pool | water distribution facility |
| East Basin of Ashokan Reservoir | reservoir basin |
| Hengsteysee | Reservoir |
| Tien Shan glacial system | freshwater reservoir |
| Clifton Court Forebay area | water storage and conveyance area |
| Pool of Siloam | ancient water reservoir |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple tank | — |
| O’Neill Forebay | regulating reservoir |
| Cordelia Forebay | regulating reservoir |
|
Hauz-i-Shamsi reservoir
surface form:
Hauz-i-Shamsi
|
— |
|
Maharana Pratap Sagar designated as a Ramsar wetland site
surface form:
Maharana Pratap Sagar
|
man-made reservoir |
| John H. Kerr Reservoir | flood control reservoir |
| Victoria Reservoir | irrigation reservoir |
| Shashe Dam | — |
| Neuadd Reservoirs | upland reservoir |
| Suraj Kund | — |
| La Grange Reservoir | water storage body |
| Twin Lakes Reservoir | diversion reservoir |
| Roman Well | — |
|
Parakrama Samudra (Parakrama Samudraya) reservoir
surface form:
Parakrama Samudra
|
irrigation reservoir |
| Seven Oaks Dam | water conservation facility |
| Sunbury Weir pool | impounded water body |
| Lake Lavon Reservoir | flood control reservoir |
| Haleji Lake | freshwater reservoir |
| Priyadarshini Jurala Reservoir | water storage body |
| Aji Dam | — |
| Angram Reservoir | upland reservoir |
| Scar House Reservoir | upland reservoir |
| Hartford Reservoir system landscapes | water-supply parkland |
| Lower Otay Reservoir | municipal water supply reservoir |