gigalitres
Massive water measurement
Gigalitres is the plural of gigalitre, a metric unit of volume equal to one billion litres.
The measurement appears in discussions of water resources, reservoir capacity, and large-scale hydrology: The dam holds 450 gigalitres when full.
Abbreviated GL.
Also spelled gigaliters.
Large water storage basin
- damWater-holding barrier
- tankLarge storage vessel
- cisternWater storage chamber
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
basin · storage capacity · impoundment · holding · retention · stockpile · reserve · buffer
Large water storage basin
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- distributionAllocation across recipients
municipal · potable · infrastructure · utility · allocation · consumption · demand · delivery
Volume measurement units
- acre-feetVolume over land area
- volumeAmount of space filled
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- quantifyExpress numerically
calculate · estimate · measure · units · metric · conversion · scale · magnitude
River water's measured movement
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- runoffExcess water drainage
evapotranspiration · precipitation · groundwater · aquifer · infiltration · hydrograph · water balance · inflow
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- vastExtremely great in size
- annual rainfallTotal precipitation per year
- river flowWater's downstream movement
Cultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
- allocationDistribution of shares
- water rightsLegal allocation of H2O
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
canal · sprinkler · drip · flood irrigation · seasonal · extraction · licence · pivot
reservoir
Large water storage basin
aquifer · basin · storage capacity · impoundment · holding · retention · stockpile · reserve · buffer · containment
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
- treatmentCare for an ailment
distribution · municipal · potable · infrastructure · utility · allocation · consumption · demand · delivery · pipeline
cubic metres
Volume measurement units
quantify · calculate · estimate · measure · units · metric · conversion · scale · magnitude · decimal
streamflow
River water's measured movement
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- watershedDrainage area boundary
runoff · evapotranspiration · precipitation · groundwater · aquifer · infiltration · hydrograph · water balance · inflow · outflow
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- vastExtremely great in size
- annual rainfallTotal precipitation per year
river flow · industrial use · hydroelectric · mining · cooling water
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
- allocationDistribution of shares
- water rightsLegal allocation of H2O
entitlement · canal · sprinkler · drip · flood irrigation · seasonal · extraction · licence · pivot · furrow
gigalitresmicrolitres
Millionths of a liter
millilitres · drops · litres · thimblefuls · teaspoons
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