Hydrology Concepts

noun a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir

• The construction of the dam was completed ahead of schedule.
• Let's go check out the dam and take some photos.
• That dam is huge, dude!
• Her emotions were like a dam ready to burst at any moment.

noun a term used in South Africa for a small truck or van used for transporting goods

• The government is working on measures to prevent illegal logging in the donga regions.
• We should go explore the donga area this weekend, it's supposed to be beautiful.
• I heard there's a cool donga party happening next week, wanna go?
• The relationship between the two countries has been like a donga, constantly shifting and unstable.

noun a sluice or gate that controls the flow of water in a dyke or levee

• The aboideau was built to control the flow of water in the irrigation system.
• We need to make sure the aboideau is working properly before the next heavy rain.
• I heard they're fixing up the aboideau down by the creek.
• She built an emotional aboideau to protect herself from getting hurt again.

noun a unit of volume commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, equal to the volume of water needed to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot

• The reservoir has a capacity of 10,000 acre-feet of water.
• The lake can hold about 10,000 acre-feet of water.
• That dam can store a whole bunch of acre-feet.
• Her love for him was as deep as an acre-foot of water.