reservoir

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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

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily • 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

The reservoir is nearly full at 114% of average for this date and 84% of total capacity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

And there was also the reservoir of dark water, all covered by snow and by night, by snow-fall and by night-fall, buried beneath black and white, gray mist and gray silence.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison