water-detention

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• Detention basin — A detention basin is a stormwater management facility installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays that is designed to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited… …   Wikipedia

• Detention — may refer to: Detention (2003 film) Detention (2011 film) Detention, a form of punishment used in schools Detention (Cold Case episode), Episode 58 (Series 3, Episode 12) of the CBS TV drama Cold Case Detention basin, an artificial flow control… …   Wikipedia

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

• detention basin — an area that holds water for a limited period as a spillover from a larger basin to prevent flooding. All the water contained in the basin is released a short period of time. Not usually a fish habitat, cf. retention basin …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• detention dam — a dam for temporary storage of water for later controlled release …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• detention basin — noun a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream • Hypernyms: ↑river basin, ↑basin, ↑watershed, ↑drainage basin, ↑catchment area, ↑catchment basin, ↑drainage area …   Useful english dictionary

• Guantanamo Bay detention camp — The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3754238.stm Guantanamo controversy rumbles on] ] United States detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo Bay …   Wikipedia

• Stormwater detention vault — A stormwater detention vault is an underground structure designed to manage excess stormwater runoff on a developed site, often in an urban setting. This type of best management practice may be selected when there is insufficient space on the… …   Wikipedia

• Best management practice for water pollution — Best Management Practices (BMP) is a term used in the United States to describe a type of water pollution control. Historically the term has referred to auxiliary pollution controls in the fields of industrial wastewater control and municipal… …   Wikipedia

• Shanghai Detention Center — is located in Pudong, Shanghai, about 20 miles outside of downtown Shanghai. The facility houses serious domestic criminals and all foreigners suspected of infractions.OverviewThe facility’s primary housing unit is a 3 story building. The… …   Wikipedia

• Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn — The Metropolitan Detention Center located at 80 29th Street near Gowanus Bay, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on 29th Street, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, is one of several MDCs operated by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons.[1] …   Wikipedia