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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE > WATER INFRASTRUCTURE > WATER SUPPLY > RESERVOIRS

Preferred term

RESERVOIRS  

Definition

  • A SURFACE BODY OF WATER WHOSE FLOW IS ARTIFICIALLY CONTROLLED BY MEANS OF DAMS, EMBANKMENTS, OR SLUICE GATES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WATER REMAINS STATIC UNTIL IT IS ALLOWED TO FLOW FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE (E.G. FLOOD CONTROL OR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • DAM
  • IMPOUNDMENT

Keyword search

Definition source

  • ADOE

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/7a64f68a-89f5-4c08-b0e8-90c7bca10831

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