reservoir

Example Sentences

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Seama says, "Due to its extent and location it is clear that this is in fact the same magma reservoir as in the previous eruption."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Scientists have discovered that the magma reservoir tied to the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is filling again.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

A record-breaking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The California Department of Water Resources, which manages Lake Oroville — the state’s second-largest reservoir — told CalMatters that it’s storing water beyond its normal flood control limits, with permission from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer