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reservoir

Definition:
An artificial or natural storage place for water, such as a lake or pond, from which the water may be withdrawn as for irrigation, municipal water supply, or flood control. (Source: BJGEO)
broader terms
mixed use area
narrower terms
artificial lake
  retaining reservoir
related terms
water reservoir
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
ANTHROPOSPHERE (built environment, human settlements, land setup)
Themes:
building
water
Other relations:
Wikipedia article
Reservoir
Arabic: خزان
Basque: urtegi
Bulgarian: Резервоар
Catalan: pantà, embassament
Chinese: 水库
Croatian: akumulacija
Czech: nádrž
Danish: reservoir
Dutch: spaarbekken
English (US): reservoir
Estonian: veehoidla
Finnish: säiliö, allas
French: bassin de retenue
German: Speicherbecken
Greek: ταμιευτήρας (υδάτων)
Hungarian: víztározó
Irish: taiscumar
Italian: riserva di acqua
Latvian: rezervuārs
Lithuanian: rezervuaras
Maltese: ġibjun
Norwegian: reservoar
Polish: zbiornik zaporowy
Portuguese: depósitos
Romanian: rezervor
Russian: водоем
Slovak: rezervoár
Slovenian: akumulacija/zadrževalnik
Spanish: embalses
Swedish: reservoar
Turkish: rezervuar, havza
Ukrainian: водойма
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7138>