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Cistern

Part of speech: Noun, Thing

The cisterns hold the water.


  • Water weighs about 8.3 pounds per gallon. - 691
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  • You can't tell what a watermelon is going to taste like before you cut it open. At least you can taste a grape before you buy a bunch. - 692
  Key words: Cistern, Cisterns, Rainwater, Reservoir, Water  

  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)  

Question: What is water?
  Answer: Water is a clear liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen = H2O. - 62

Question: How much water is on the surface of the Earth?
  Answer: 71 Percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water. - 89


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Clean Water Action
 Clean Water Action

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USGS Water Resources of the United States
 USGS Water Resources of the United States

 Water resources information from the US Geological Survey.

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US Bureau of Reclamation
 US Bureau of Reclamation

 Water Projects: 600 dams and reservoirs

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Water Partners International
 Water Partners International

 Committed to providing clean drinking water to communities in developing countries. Working in partnership with donors.

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  Words of Wisdom  

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:
Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.   2 Kings 18:31, 32 

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.   Proverbs 5:15 

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.   Ecclesiastes 12:6 

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.   Isaiah 36:16, 17 

For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.   Jeremiah 2:13 

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  Comments and Quotes  

We need people who can swim in the water. - John McCain - 257


A waterspout is a nonsupercell tornado that occurs over warm water. Waterspouts usually occur in the summer when parts of the ocean are hot. The hot air above the ocean will rise into the cooler air which forms a cloud. The hot air will spin so fast that if will form a funnel extending from the cloud. If this funnel touches the surface of the water, a waterspout is created. They are most common in the Florida Key and the southeast Florida Coast during the rainy season. However, waterspouts can occur in the western United States with late winter storms. Because a waterspout is a weak tornado, the most harm that is can cause is from flying debris. - Michelle Rooks - 234


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