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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

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:4bea7289-14fe-4476-b22e-1596083f6c94:3

Date issued

  • 2022-09-20

DEFINITION SOURCE

  • ADOE

In other languages

  • VODNÍ NÁDRŽE

    Czech

  • JÍMKY
  • NÁDRŽE
  • RESERVOIR

    Danish

  • Dutch

  • TEKOALTAAT

    Finnish

  • PATOALTAAT
  • TEKOJÄRVET
  • RÉSERVOIRS

    French

  • German

  • SPEICHERBECKEN
  • SPEICHERSEEN
  • STAUBECKEN
  • ΤΑΜΙΕΥΤΗΡΕΣ ΝΕΡΟΥ

    Greek

  • VÍZTÁROZÓ

    Hungarian

  • VATNSLÓN

    Icelandic

  • FRÁVATNSLÓN
  • REZERVUARAI (VANDENS)

    Lithuanian

  • REZERVUARAI
  • VANDENS REZERVUARAI
  • VANDENS SAUGYKLOS
  • RESERVOIR

    Norwegian

  • REZERVOARE

    Romanian

  • BAZINE
  • AKUMULACIJSKO JEZERO

    Slovenian

  • EMBALSES

    Spanish

  • RESERVOARER

    Swedish

URI

https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/3/4bea7289-14fe-4476-b22e-1596083f6c94

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