Reservoir
A reservoir is a lake that is usually man-made (meaning it was made by people). Reservoirs are used to store water for various uses like drinking or making electricity. There are also natural reservoirs, which means they were made by nature.
Examples
Reservoir Media
Kardzali Reservoir in Bulgaria is a reservoir in the Rhodope Mountains.
Some reservoirs such as this in Argos, Peloponnese are made for recreational purposes, rather than storing fresh water.
Lake Vyrnwy Reservoir. The dam spans the Vyrnwy Valley and was the first large stone dam built in the United Kingdom.
The East Branch Reservoir, part of the New York City water supply system, is formed by impounding the eastern tributary of the Croton River.
Cherokee Reservoir in Tennessee. It was formed after the impounding of the Holston River Valley by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1941 as a part of the New Deal's efforts to bring electricity to the Tennessee Valley.
Aerial view of Plover Cove coastal reservoir
The Queen Mother Reservoir in Berkshire, England is an example of a bank-side reservoir; its water is pumped from the River Thames.
Gibson Reservoir, Montana
Hydroelectric dam in cross section
Bankstown Reservoir in Sydney
Natural Resources Wales time-lapse video of the strengthening of the embankment of a small reservoir in Gwydir Forest, Wales
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