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impoundment

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 714661 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain electricity - gas - waterhydrogeology
vee tõkestamine preferred
vee tammitamine
impoundment of water
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  • For water quantity, overall principles should be laid down for control on abstraction and impoundment in order to ensure the environmental sustainability of the affected water systems.
  • ... a summary of the controls on abstraction and impoundment of water, including reference to the registers and identifications of the cases where exemptions have been made under Article 11(3)(e) ...
impoundment abbreviation

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 641068 Last modified 16.06.2025
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Domain limnologyhydrography & oceanography
embalse preferred
Stausee preferred
  • vooluvee tõkestamise teel rajatud tehisjärv
  • artificial lake for the storage of water, hydroelectric use, flood control or for regulating water levels in watercourses for better navigability
  • lago artificial creado al construir una presa en un curso fluvial cuyas funciones principales pueden ser almacenar agua, generar energía o regular el nivel de agua del río correspondiente
  • durch Anstauen eines Wasserlaufes mittels eines Staudammes entstandener künstlicher See, der zur Trinkwasserversorgung, Elektrizitätsgewinnung oder aus wasserwirtschaftlichen Gründen zum Hochwasserschutz oder zur Wasserstandsregulierung für die Schifffahrt angelegt wurde
paisjärv
impoundment preferred abbreviation
dam reservoir
embalse preferred
pantano
lac de barrage preferred
Stausee preferred
Staubecken
запрудное озеро preferred
подпрудное озеро

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