reservoir
Example Sentences
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With temperatures running far above normal, snow in the Sierra Nevada is likely to melt weeks earlier than usual, reducing the amount of water that can be gradually released into reservoirs later in the year.
From BBC
The water infrastructure system that California built over the last century, she said, depends heavily on snow naturally storing water and then gradually releasing snowmelt into reservoirs to serve cities and farmlands.
From Los Angeles Times
The Glenkiln sculpture park is now just a distant memory, but the "loop" around the reservoir remains a popular draw for cyclists.
From BBC
Another 50%-60% could take a few weeks or months, depending on the state of the reservoir and how it was shut in.
From Barron's
Unlike Venezuela, which requires sophisticated diluents and upgrading to process its heavy crude, Iran benefits from conventional drilling and rich reservoir management experience.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
