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What does impoundment mean?

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Noun
  1. A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir
  2. The act of impounding
  3. The state of being impounded
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Water quality upstream and downstream and in the impoundment may be degraded due to stagnation.
The papers state the obvious, such as loss of licence and impoundment of vehicle, as well as court dates.
Illegally introduced warm-water fishes flourished in the impoundment, presumably replacing the native species.
We detected no tidal effects on salinity or water level in the impoundment, despite reverse flow at the fishway.
Changes in vegetation cover during a three-year period over a section of the Copper Cliff tailings impoundment.
Council Grove Lake, created by the impoundment of the Neosho, is just northwest of the city.

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