Detention Ponds vs. Retention Ponds: Is There A Difference?

Managing stormwater is necessary for water management in the Atlanta metropolitan area. This is particularly important during storms to prevent flooding, erosion, and runoff.
One way commercial properties manage stormwater is through detention ponds and retention ponds.
These ponds, which can vary in size and shape, help slow, heavy water flows to avoid floods and improve the quality of urban runoff from roads, parking lots, and commercial and industrial areas by filtering water.
The terms detention pond and retention pond seem to be used interchangeably when referring to these ponds or basins since they are both designed to capture and store runoff; they can even be similar in design.
However, detention ponds and retention ponds differ in purpose.
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Everywhere else on the internet describes them as exactly the opposite.

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No. Detention = dry, retention = wet.