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reservoir

[rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh-] / ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə- /


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This year, the Rocky Mountains had the least snow on record, and the lack of snowmelt is sinking reservoir levels lower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The hydrogel acts as a local reservoir," Liu says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The use of pond water led to some recovery in reservoir levels, now at 23.7% full, but Green said islanders were simply "praying for rain".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We’ll go around it, and reach the reservoir from the north.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at their lowest combined levels since Lake Powell began filling in 1963.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But while AI could boost the efficiency and use of renewables, the technology has long been used by oil and gas companies to sift through geological data, identify underground reservoirs and streamline fossil fuel production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

According to Mr. Kean, the Indus Valley people specialized in big infrastructure projects, such as dams, reservoirs and early sewers that carried waste safely out of their settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Devoid of natural freshwater sources, Batam's 1.3 million people rely on rainwater collected in six artificial reservoirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

We return to camp to join the others about an hour later—and though Garrett and I didn’t find any washer reservoirs that contained water, some of the others did.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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