reservoir

Example Sentences

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Scientists using satellite data estimated that since 2003 the amount of groundwater depleted in the Colorado River Basin is comparable to the total capacity of Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the team, this early reservoir of water may have played a key role in Earth's transformation from a hostile, fiery world into one capable of supporting life.

From Science Daily

Now, some of the reservoirs that collect the fluids are overflowing—and the producers keep injecting more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their results, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, strengthen the case that these asteroids could serve as important material reservoirs.

From Science Daily

The reservoir of the Amir Kabir dam, one of the largest supplying Iran's capital, is still largely empty despite sporadic winter rainfall following the worst drought in decades, local media reported Wednesday.

From Barron's