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| Subject | French | English |
| construct. | barrage de retenue | debris basin |
| nat.res. | barrage de retenue | reservoir dam |
| environ. | barrage de retenue | storage dam A barrier of concrete, earth, etc., built across a river to create a body of water |
| construct. | barrage de retenue | sediment storage dam |
| environ., industr. | barrage de retenue | storage dam |
| hydrol. | barrage de retenue | check dam |
| hydrol. | barrage de retenue | impounding reservoir |
| hydrol. | barrage de retenue | sediment pool |
| water.res. | barrage de retenue | retention dam |
| hydrol. | barrage de retenue | correction dam |
| hydrol. | barrage de retenue | impounding dam |
| hydrol. | barrage de retenue | detention dam |
| energ.ind., coal., el. | barrage de retenue | dam |
| nat.res. | barrage de retenue des raz-de-marée | flood barrier (tidal river; in case of flood closed) |
| nat.res. | barrage de retenue des raz-de-marée | flood barrage (tidal river; permanently closed with locks) |
| construct. | barrage de retenue du sol | soil-saving dam |
| construct. | grand-barrage de retenue hydraulique | major storage dam |