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Also known as impoundment, impounded lake, barrage lake, dam reservoir, reservoir lake, dam lake

thumb|Kardzhali Reservoir|Kardzali Reservoir in [[Bulgaria is a reservoir in the Rhodope Mountains. |alt=]] thumb|Some reservoirs such as this in Argos, Peloponnese are made for recreational purposes, rather than storing [[fresh water.]]

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A reservoir is a man-made or natural body of water that stores water, typically created by damming a river or stream. Reservoirs serve various purposes, including supplying fresh water to communities and providing recreational opportunities.

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Vinony's link graph records 7,461 inbound references to reservoir, and connects out to hydroelectricity, gallery grave and lake.

It sits within the topics Artificial lakes, Bodies of water and Lakes by type.

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OpenStreetMap tag: water=reservoir
topic's main category: Category:Dam reservoirs
topic has template: Template:Infobox reservoir
equivalent class: schema.org/Reservoir
Commons category: Reservoirs
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000025
Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/hydr/main/images/reservr.jpg

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thumb|Kardzhali Reservoir|Kardzali Reservoir in [[Bulgaria is a reservoir in the Rhodope Mountains. |alt=]] thumb|Some reservoirs such as this in Argos, Peloponnese are made for recreational purposes, rather than storing [[fresh water.]]

A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.

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Artificial lakes Bodies of water Lakes by type Reservoirs