answers from Chicago on. Very tiny bugs coming up the drain that hop a little are probably springtales...I goggled tiny little bugs that hop when I first encountered them and that's what came up.
Detention basin. A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time.
A geological basin is a large low-lying area. It is often below sea level. Geological basins are one of the two most common places inland which collect sediment (the other is lakes).The type of rocks which form there tell about the palaeo climate of the continent. The geology is of interest to oil prospectors, hydrologists and palaeontologists.eological basins are one of the two most common places inland which collect sediment (the other is lakes). The type of rocks which form there tell about the palaeo climate of the continent.