Planetary Ecologist<p>Detention basin (Hydrology 💧)</p><p>A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time. These basins are also called dry ponds, holding ponds or dry detention basins if no perman...</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_basin" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detentio</span><span class="invisible">n_basin</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DetentionBasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DetentionBasin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ponds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ponds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSupply</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterTreatment</span></a></p>