貯水池
Meanings
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An artificial lake or basin used to store water for drinking, irrigation, flood control, or power generation.
This town's water comes from a reservoir up in the mountains.
Heavy rain raised the water level in the reservoir.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に貯水池を造るto build a reservoir at a place
They built a large reservoir at the foot of this mountain.
- 貯水池の水位が下がるthe water level of a reservoir drops
Due to the drought, the reservoir's water level dropped considerably.