an impoundment that traps and ponds water for a designated period of time with slow release back to the environment
a facility designed to temporarily store runoff either on, below, or above the ground surface, accompanied by controlled release of the stored water.
A manmade or natural water collector facility designed to collect surface and subsurface water. The basin works to impede water flow and to release detained water gradually into natural or manmade outlets at a rate not greater than that before the development of the property.
a stormwater facility for storing runoff, with a controlled release of water during and after the rainfall event.
reservoir designed to slow the rate of flow in an open drainage facility.
Reservoir designed to temporarily store stormwater.
An area designated to temporarily store storm runoff so a controlled outflow can slowly empty the area.
A basin or reservoir where water is stored for regulating a flood. It has outlets for releasing the flows during the floods
A vegetated depression, normally is dry except after storm events constructed to store water temporarily to attenuate flows. May allow infiltration of water to the ground.
An impoundment, normally dry, for temporarily storing storm runoff from a drainage area to reduce the peak rate of flow.
A Detention basin is an artificial flow control structure that is used to contain flood water for a limited period of a time. A detention basin provides protection for areas below it by containing flood water for a short period of time. This is opposed to a retention basin that holds water for an extended period of time.