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hydrosphere
- In hydrosphere: General nature of the cycle
water supply systems
- In water supply system: Surface water sources

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dams
- In dam: Potential weakness
- In dam: Reservoirs
deposition of sediments
- In river: Measurement of the load
earthquakes
- In earthquake: Reservoir induction
- In dam: The earthquake problem
river ice
- In ice in lakes and rivers: Mechanical methods

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Jerry A. Nathanson

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization - Estimates of Water Storage.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 25, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of Idaho - Reservoir Design and Storage Volume.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 15, 2024
	Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Reservoir.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 07, 2023
	Add new Web site: U.S. Geological Survey - Lakes and Reservoirs.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 01, 2023
	Noted methods to reduce evaporation losses from reservoirs.	Melissa Petruzzello	Aug 18, 2021
	Add new Web site: National Geographic Society - Reservoir.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	May 17, 2018
	Add assembly ID 144444 (asset ID 141465) to this WIP.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 14, 2011
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 16, 2010
	Article revised and updated.	Robert Curley Jerry A. Nathanson	Jan 22, 2010
	Added new Web site: Think Quest - Reservoir.	Veenu Setia	Jul 14, 2008
	Added new Web site: Schlumberger - What is a Reservoir.	Veenu Setia	Jul 14, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998