water reserve
Emergency liquid cache
A water reserve is a supply of water stored or set aside for future use, or a protected area where water resources are conserved.
Cities maintain water reserves for emergencies; wildlife refuges may include water reserves to protect wetland habitats.
The drought depleted the region's water reserves.
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- cisternWater storage chamber
- rain barrelOutdoor runoff storage vessel
holding tank · dam · tank · lake · basin · watershed · conservation · supply · storage · irrigation · well · spring · freshwater · rainfall · catchment · stockpile · emergency · emergency supply
water reservewater shortage
Insufficient supply of water
water scarcity · drought · depletion · water crisis · desiccation
water reservewater consumption
Quantity of liquid ingested
water usage · drawdown · resource depletion · overconsumption · water extraction
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