Reservoirs Reservoirs (Ab Anbar) An āb anbār is a traditional reservoir of drinking water in Persian antiquity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ab Anbar"
Akkajaure is a lake ( reservoir) in Norrbotten County, Lappland, Sweden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akkajaure"
The Alqueva is a site in the Alentejo region, in Portugal, where a huge project in the Guadiana river intended to create a complex infrastructure, which includes a dam, hydroelectric power production, irrigation systems to a large arable land area, and formation of an extensive reservoir, forming a lake where several tourist ventures are to be found. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alqueva"
Bankside reservoirs are man-made reservoirs generally sited close to a river from which water is pumped to be used for potable water supply. The use of a reservoir in this way provides a significant degree of bioloigcal and physical treatment for the water. Bacterial levels typically fall by several orders of magnitude and level of suspended matter als falls significantly. This is particularly advantageous in enabling low-lamd river waters to be used which may be carrying pathogens from upstream agricultural use or sewage disposal. Bank-side reservoirs also provide a substantial reserve of water in the event that the riverine source becomes unacceptably polluted. In such cases the inlet is closed until the pollutant has passed. There are disadvantages to the use of bank-side reservoirs in that they take a very large area of land adjacent to the river and in summer they can support explosive growths of blue-green algae which can reach bloom proportions and cause unacceptable levels of toxins to be released into the water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bankside reservoir"
The Basilica Cistern, also called the Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul, former Constantinople, Turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Basilica Cistern"
The Bratsk Reservoir is a reservoir of the Angara in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is named after the City of Bratsk, the largest city that is adjacent to the reservoir. It has a surface area of 5,470 km² and a maximum volume of 169.27 billion m³. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bratsk Reservoir"
The deep blue waters of the Cerros Colorados Reservoir (located at ) provide a dramatic contrast to the brown arid-to-semiarid landscape surrounding it. This reservoir is located in the mountains of west-central Argentina about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Neuguén, and the dam is located in the northwest corner of the reservoir. The ribbon-like floodplain of the Neuguén River curves around the north side of the reservoir. The reason for the color variation within the reservoir is unknown. Significant erosion features can be seen north and west of the reservoir. The southern flank of the Auca Mahuida Mountains is shown as a series of low escarpments north of the reservoir. A major west-to-east-aligned erosion drainage pattern is visible west of the reservoir along the Neuguén River as it snakes its way from its source tributaries in the Andes Mountains. Some evidence of interior drainage—small, highly reflective dry lakes (salt flats)—appears north of the reservoir between the low mountains to the west and the plateau to the north. This region is part of an extensive transition zone between the southwestern fringe of the grasslands of the Pampas and the windy, desert conditions of the northwestern extension of Patagonia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cerros Colorados Reservoir" http://www.shortopedia.com for you! shortopedia
Cray reservoir is a storage reservoir for the water supply to the city of Swansea in south Wales and was built between 1898 and 1906 by Swansea Corporation. The reservoir now supplies water to the towns in the valley of the River Tawe and north Swansea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cray reservoir"
The Eschbachtalsperre is the first dam built in Germany for drinking water supply. It is located in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With its opening in 1891, this pioneer work of hydraulic engineering was a milestone in the economic development of the city of Remscheid. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eschbachtalsperre"
The Guaraní Aquifer is a vast underground reservoir (see aquifer) of fresh water which lies beneath the surface of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is argued that the Guaraní may be the world's largest subterranean reserve of fresh water ** . It is said that it could suppy fresh drinking water to the world for 200 years. Due to an expected shortage of fresh water on a global scale, which environmentalist suggest will become critical in under 20 years, this important natural resource is rapidly becoming politicized, and the control of the resource becomes ever more controversial. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guarani aquifer"
Lake Nasser ( Arabic: Buhayrat Nasir) is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Strictly, "Lake Nasser" refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory (83% of the total), with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water Lake Nubia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Nasser"
Lake Ouiachic (also referred to as the Alvaro Obregon Reservoir) is located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental ( ) . Lake Ouiachic is fed by and drained by the Yaqui River. The dam was completed in 1952 with the purpose to regulate water flow of the Yaqui River, prevent floods, and generate electricity. Lake Ouiachic is also an expanding tourist and resort area specializing in fishing, boating, and water skiing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Ouiachic"
Lake Theiss ( Hungarian: Tisza-tó), also known as Kisköre Reservoir (Hungarian: Kiskörei víztározó), is the largest artificial lake in Hungary. It is located at the southeastern edge of Heves county, next to counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Theiss"
A list of reservoirs in Trinidad and Tobago. Existing reservoirs were constructed to supply potable water and are managed by the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (WASA). ...more on Wikipedia about "List of reservoirs in Trinidad and Tobago"
The Möhne Reservoir is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia, some 45 km east of Dortmund. The dam was built in 1908-1913 to help control floods, regulate water levels on the Ruhr river downstream, and generate hydropower. Today, the lake is also a tourist attraction. The lake is formed by the damming of two rivers, Möhne and Heve, and with its four basins stores as much as 135 million cubic meters of water. ...more on Wikipedia about "Möhne Reservoir"
Orava is a reservoir in northernmost Slovakia, which is the largest lake in Slovakia (35,2 km²). It has been constructed between 1941 and 1953 as a dam built on the former 2 sources of the Orava river. Several former villages had to be inundated for this purpose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orava (reservoir)"
Bethesda was originally the name of a pool in Jerusalem. In John 5, in the Bible, Jesus was reported healing a man at the pool. Its name is said to derive from the Aramaic language beth hesda, meaning "house of grace". Alternative renderings of its name include Bethzatha and Bethsaida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pool of Bethesda"
Reservoir may refer to: ...more on Wikipedia about "Reservoir"
A reservoir is an artificial lake. They are constructed first by building a sturdy dam, usually out of cement, earth, rock, or a mixture of all three. Once it has been built, a river is allowed to flow behind the dam and eventually fill it to capacity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Reservoir (water)"
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The Rybinsk Reservoir, informally called the Rybinsk Sea (Rybinskoye vodokhranilishche), is a vast water reservoir on Volga River and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa. Its area is 4580 sq km, volume 25,4 cu km. The principal ports are Cherepovets in the Vologda Oblast and Vesyegonsk in the Tver Oblast. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rybinsk Reservoir"
The Samara Reservoir (formerly Kuybyshev Reservoir) is a reservoir of the middle Volga and lower Kama in Tatarstan, Ulyanovsk Oblast, and Samara Oblast, Russia. The Samara Reservoir has a surface area of 6,450 km² and a volume of 58 billion m³, and is the largest reservoir in Europe by surface area. The cities of Kazan, Ulyanovsk, and Tolyatti are adjacent to the reservoir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Samara Reservoir"
The Tsimlyansk Reservoir is located on the Don River ( ). It is one of the largest reservoirs in Russia. It was completed in 1952 to provide power and irrigation to the region from Rostov to Volgograd. Crops grown in the region around the lake include wheat, rice, cotton, maize, alfalfa, fruit, grapes, and vegetables. The reservoir is part of a waterway for the shipping of raw materials from the upper Don and Volga Basins to the lower Don River Basin and vice versa. The Tsimlyansk Dam also provides flood control for the lower Don River Basin. Industry has grown at a high rate in the region since the completion of the lake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tsimlyansk Reservoir"
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