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2. Water aeration - Wikipedia

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   Fountains aerate water by spraying it into the air. Water aeration is the process of increasing or maintaining the oxygen saturation of water in both natural and artificial environments. Aeration techniques are commonly used in pond, lake, and reservoir management to address low oxygen levels or algal blooms.

3. Water feature - Wikipedia

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   The water reservoir and pump are located beneath some rock out of sight Artificial waterfall in the park of Bagatelle, France. Computerized musical water feature in National Harbor, MD In landscape architecture and garden design , a water feature is one or more items from a range of fountains , jeux d'eau , pools, ponds , rills , artificial ...

4. Hydraulic ram - Wikipedia

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   Figure 1: A John Blake's hydram that drives a fountain at the Centre for Alternative Technology A ram pump in Vogn, Nordjylland, Denmark A hydraulic ram in Kajny, Warmia, Poland In 1772, John Whitehurst of Cheshire , England , invented a manually controlled precursor of the hydraulic ram called the "pulsation engine" and installed the first one ...

5. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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   The basins are designed to allow relatively large flows of water to enter, but discharges to receiving waters are limited by outlet structures that function only during very large storm events. Retention ponds are often landscaped with a variety of grasses , shrubs , and/or aquatic plants to provide bank stability and aesthetic benefits.

6. Fountain - Wikipedia

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   Buckingham Fountain in Chicago was one of the first American fountains to use powerful modern pumps to shoot water as high as 150 feet (46 meters) into the air. The Fountain of Prometheus, built at the Rockefeller Center in 1933, was the first American fountain in the Art-Deco style.

7. Heron's fountain - Wikipedia

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   Heron's fountain is a hydraulic machine invented by the 1st century AD inventor, mathematician, and physicist Heron (or Hero) of Alexandria. [ 1 ] Heron studied the pressure of air and steam, described the first steam engine , and built toys that would spurt water, one of them known as Heron's fountain.