water reservoir
Municipal supply basin
A water reservoir is a natural or artificial basin that stores water for later use—drinking, irrigation, hydroelectric power, or flood control.
Lakes behind dams are reservoirs, as are tanks and cisterns.
The term sometimes extends to underground aquifers.
The city's main reservoir holds enough water for three months of drought.
- cisternWater storage chamber
- tankLarge storage vessel
- rain barrelOutdoor runoff storage vessel
- damWater-holding barrier
- dam wallStructure impounding water
lake · retention pond · basin · irrigation · aquifer · embankment · flood control · pond · fish farming · canal · catchment · levee · hydroelectric power · impoundment · erosion prevention · recreation · swimming hole · habitat fragmentation
- coffee gearcoffee maker, espresso machine, moka pot, percolator, drip coffee maker
- water storagecistern, cisterns, rainwater tank, storage tank, holding tank
- hanging basket supplieswire basket, wicker basket, plastic basket, bracket, hook
- indoor growinggrow lights, hydroponics, aquaponics, vertical farming, ebb and flow
- self-watering systemsself-watering pot
- swamp cooler partsswamp cooler, cooling pads, blower motor, float valve
water reservoirnatural lake
Unbuilt freshwater basin
glacial lake · natural pond · spring · river · ocean
water reservoirdesert
To leave behind completely
drought · drought zone · dry lakebed · parched land · dust bowl
water reservoirspillway
Dam's water release structure
aqueduct · irrigation canal · water main · distribution network · drain