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The Billings Reservoir (locally known as Represa Billings) is the largest reservoir in São Paulo, Brazil, covering a total of 127 km2. It is named after Asa White Kenney Billings, the American hydroelectric engineer who was instrumental in building it. The Portuguese word represa also means "dam". The reservoir supplies about 1.8 million people, and also is used for fishing and swimming. In recent years, there have been problems with wastewater and garbage such as plastic bottles, as well as problems associated with unapproved human settlement in the surrounding regions.

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  • Billings Reservoir (en)
  • Réservoir Billings (fr)
  • Represa Billings (pt)
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  • 比靈斯水庫 (zh)
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  • The Billings Reservoir (locally known as Represa Billings) is the largest reservoir in São Paulo, Brazil, covering a total of 127 km2. It is named after Asa White Kenney Billings, the American hydroelectric engineer who was instrumental in building it. The Portuguese word represa also means "dam". The reservoir supplies about 1.8 million people, and also is used for fishing and swimming. In recent years, there have been problems with wastewater and garbage such as plastic bottles, as well as problems associated with unapproved human settlement in the surrounding regions. (en)
  • Le réservoir Billings (en portugais Represa Billings) est un lac artificiel brésilien situé au sud de l'agglomération de São Paulo. C'est l'un des plus grands réservoirs d'eau de l'État de São Paulo, avec un volume total de près d'un milliard de mètres cubes. (fr)
  • A Represa Billings é um dos maiores e mais importantes reservatórios de água da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo. A oeste, faz limite com a bacia hidrográfica da Guarapiranga e, ao sul, com a serra do Mar. Seus principais rios e córregos formadores são o Rio Grande ou Jurubatuba, Ribeirão Grande (situado no município de Ribeirão Pires), Rio Pequeno, Rio Pedra Branca, Rio Taquacetuba, Ribeirão Bororé, Ribeirão Cocaia, Ribeirão Guacuri, Córrego Grota Funda e Córrego Alvarenga. (pt)
  • 比靈斯水庫是巴西的水庫,位於首府聖保羅南部,面積127平方公里,集水區面積1,560平方公里,蓄水量9.95億立方米,該水庫為約180萬居民提供食水。 (zh)
  • Represa Billings (engelska: Billings Reservoir) är en reservoar i Brasilien. Den ligger i delstaten São Paulo, i den sydöstra delen av landet, 900 km söder om huvudstaden Brasília. Represa Billings ligger 751 meter över havet. Arean är 99 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 21,2 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 26,8 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. I övrigt finns följande kring Represa Billings: (sv)
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