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This article lists lakes with a water volume of more than 100 km 3, ranked by volume. The volume of a lake is a difficult quantity to measure. [1] Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration. Lake volumes can also change dramatically over time and during the year, especially for salt lakes in arid climates.
When asked the question: "How many gallons in Lusk Reservoir?" plebes are expected to respond "78 million US gallons (300,000 m 3 ) when the water is flowing over the spillway." The proper answer had been 92.2 million US gallons (349,000 m 3 ) until construction of Michie Stadium reduced it to its current size. [ 2 ]
Cheney Reservoir is a reservoir on the North Fork Ninnescah River in Reno, Kingman, and Sedgwick counties of Kansas in the United States. [5] Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for local water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (also called Lake Roosevelt) is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt , who was president during the construction of the dam.
The target elevation for the lake is 297.5 feet (90.7 m) above sea level in the summer; 297.0 feet (90.5 m) in the winter. [21] [22] The average depth is 11 feet (3.4 m), water clarity is 2 feet (0.61 m) with occasions of 8 feet (2.4 m), and the water color is stained. The lowest pool level in the last eight years was 294 feet (90 m) MLS ...
Lake Bridgeport, also known as Bridgeport Lake, is a man-made, freshwater reservoir located in Wise and Jack Counties in North Texas. The lake was created by damming the West Fork of the Trinity River and sits upstream from Eagle Mountain Lake .
The reservoir and surrounding land is owned by the City of Akron, Ohio and is operated by Akron's Watershed Division.. The reservoir is one of three reservoirs that make up the City of Akron water supply, including LaDue Reservoir, East Branch Reservoir in Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and Lake Rockwell in Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio. [9]
A water supply network or water supply system is a system of engineered hydrologic and hydraulic components that provide water supply. A water supply system typically includes the following: A water supply system typically includes the following: