seepage reservoir

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• Seepage — Seep age, n. 1. The act or process of seeping; percolation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. a fluid that seeps out of a container; as, seepage from a reservoir. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• reservoir — /rez euhr vwahr , vwawr , vawr , rez euh /, n. 1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, esp. water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc. 2. a receptacle or chamber for holding a… …   Universalium

• seepage — The loss of water from a watercourse or a body of water, natural or artificial, by its slow movement through the ground or wall of the reservoir. 56 Am J1st Wat § 29 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

• Colorado River Aqueduct — Parker Dam on Lake Havasu where Colorado River waters are initially drawn into the system Begins Lake Havasu, San Bernardino County …   Wikipedia

• Dam — This article is about structures for water impoundment. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). Hoover Dam, a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Lake Mead in the background is impounded by the dam …   Wikipedia

• Diamond Valley Lake — Location Riverside …   Wikipedia

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

• Water resources — A natural wetland Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural, industrial …   Wikipedia

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium