Reservoir

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023996",
  "term": "Reservoir",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A pond, lake, tank or basin, natural or man-made, used for the storage, regulation and control of water.\n\n2. Any natural or artificial holding area used to store, regulate, or control water.\n\n3. A natural or artificial place where water is collected or stored for use, especially water for supplying a community, irrigating land and furnishing power.\n\n4. The habitat in which an infectious agent normally lives, grows and multiplies; reservoirs include human reservoirs, animals reservoirs, and environmental reservoirs.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms",
    "CDC 2005"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/reservoir/"
}