Did You Know?
Some fish live in reservoirs!
How It Works
The dam holds back the water.
Why It Is Important
It gives us water and power.
What Reservoir Does
It holds clean water for us.
It helps make power for homes.
It can help with floods, too.
People can fish in it.
It gives us fun places to swim.
It helps plants and trees grow.
More About Reservoir
Reservoirs have been made for a long time. They help keep water safe. People build them near rivers.
We use water from reservoirs every day. It is in our taps and for our baths.
In the future, we will need more water. Reservoirs will help us with this need.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Reservoir"] --> B["Enlarged Lake"]
A --> C["Dam"]
B --> D["Stores Fresh Water"]
B --> E["Hydroelectric Power Generation"]
C --> F["Built to Control Water Flow"]
D --> G["Used for Irrigation"]
E --> H["Generates Electricity"]
What Do These Words Mean?
reservoir:A large lake created by a dam to hold water.
enlarged:Made bigger or larger.
dam:A structure built to stop or control water flow.
store:To keep or hold something for later use.
hydroelectric power:Electricity made using water.
