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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
Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban … Wikipedia
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
List of Nike missile locations — Nike Missile family, From left, MIM 3 Nike Ajax, MIM 14 Nike Hercules, LIM 49 Nike Zeus. Map of all coordinates from Google … Wikipedia
Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i — Born in Khochna, Yemen Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar i was detained following a raid on his home in Pakistan on 23 September 2001 and is currently being held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantánamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. In… … Wikipedia
Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas) — Harris County Sheriff s Office Abbreviation HCSO Patch of the Harris County Sheriff s Office … Wikipedia
