reservoir
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A 13-year-old boy who is believed to have drowned in a reservoir was a "popular and much-loved student", his school has said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Dam impoundment produced different effects depending on reservoir depth.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
For now, authorities are sending water from an upstream reservoir to replenish Lake Powell, but it is a short-term fix.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
There were also severe droughts in the Caribbean — so much so that 65% of Antigua’s farmers went out of business, with a 1-billion-gallon reservoir going dry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Emasculated by dams and diversion canals, the lower Colorado burbles indolently from reservoir to reservoir through some of the hottest, starkest country on the continent.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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