reservoir

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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

Estimating methane from a reservoir is trickier than measuring plumes from natural gas wells or landfills, scientists say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"Craig was my mentor, wise counsel, passionate advisor, and great friend. He was the distinguished elder statesman with a reservoir of Olympic knowledge and experience which he shared willingly and to great effect," Coe added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

He looks toward the reservoir and the water we almost reached.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman