reservoir
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Dam impoundment produced different effects depending on reservoir depth.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Officials estimate Lake Powell will receive the least amount of water this year since the reservoir began to fill in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Their natural reservoir is rodents, such as wild mice, rats and moles.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir near Las Vegas, is now 31% full.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
About an hour later we are standing in the enormous rock bowl that holds the reservoir.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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