Detention basin — A detention basin is a stormwater management facility installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays that is designed to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited… … Wikipedia
detention dam — a dam for temporary storage of water for later controlled release … Dictionary of ichthyology
detention basin — noun a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream • Hypernyms: ↑river basin, ↑basin, ↑watershed, ↑drainage basin, ↑catchment area, ↑catchment basin, ↑drainage area … Useful english dictionary
Stormwater detention vault — A stormwater detention vault is an underground structure designed to manage excess stormwater runoff on a developed site, often in an urban setting. This type of best management practice may be selected when there is insufficient space on the… … Wikipedia
Robert E. Horton — Infobox Scientist name = Robert Elmer Horton box width = image width =150px caption = Robert Elmer Horton birth date = May 18, 1875 birth place = Parma, Michigan death date = April 22, 1945 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality =… … Wikipedia
environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations … Universalium
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river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
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