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 |
|---|---|
| Craig Goch Reservoir | upland reservoir |
| Bassin Agdal | historic water reservoir |
| Tower Hill Pond (Auburn, New Hampshire) | public water supply reservoir |
| Hopkinton-Everett Lake | flood control reservoir |
| Sudbury Reservoir | man-made reservoir |
| Sahrij Swani basin | historic water reservoir |
| Saylorville Lake | flood control reservoir |
| Kalyani (temple tank) | stepped water reservoir |
| Nyari-2 Dam | — |
| Nyari Dam | — |
| King George VI Reservoir | freshwater reservoir |
| Gaumukh Reservoir | — |
|
Mount Charlotte
surface form:
Mount Charlotte Reservoir
|
— |
|
Comanche Peak Lake (Squaw Creek Reservoir)
surface form:
Comanche Peak Lake
|
cooling reservoir |
| Angat Dam | — |
| Ipo Dam | — |