reservoir

Example Sentences

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Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir near Las Vegas, is now 32% full.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Fed by the river, Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir, now stands at only 1,060-feet elevation, down 166 feet from its 1983 peak—nearly 30 feet gone in just the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"The primary function of all glaciers and the entire periglacial environment is to act as a freshwater reservoir," Agostina Rossi Serra, a biologist working with Greenpeace said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

This cycle occurs when changes in tropical wind patterns — or trade winds — allow a massive reservoir of sun-baked seawater to slosh east across the Pacific and up against the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I ladled warm water from the reservoir on the stove into an enamelware bowl, soaked a rag, wrung it out, and handed it to Chase.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson