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Pondage

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001714

The amount of water stored behind a hydroelectric dam of relatively small storage capacity; the dam is usually used for daily or weekly control of the flow of the river.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001714
FieldEnergy
SubjectRenewable energy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001714",
  "term": "Pondage",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The amount of water stored behind a hydroelectric dam of relatively small storage capacity; the dam is usually used for daily or weekly control of the flow of the river.",
  "subject": "Renewable energy",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/pondage/"
}

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