In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school. Another application of the concept is that airports can be built and maintained in locations w...
the area that is the source of water for a water supply whether a dam or rainwater tank.
Some admission authorities give priority to children who live in an area around the school.
The area from which a school traditionally draws the majority of its pupils. It dose not, however, take precedence over the published admission criteria for allocating places when schools are over-subscribed.
The geographic area(s) in which the majority of a school's pupils live. Sometimes referred to as a 'school zone'. Pupils that live in a catchment area do not necessarily have an entitlement to attend the school. (see also zone)
<epidemiology> A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
the geographical region drained by one body of water. the area whose residents are served by a specialized health care agency. Called also catchment.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the geographic jurisdiction of a community mental health center; its boundaries delimit the population of people who qualify for mental health services provided by that particular center.
An area of land that feeds a river.
[n] - the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
catchment basin noun the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
Geographic area defined and served by a hospital on the basis of such factors as population distribution, natural geographic boundaries and transportation accessibility.
The region from which a river receives its water supply. The margin of the area is usually the hill tops that surround it, called the watershed or divide (beyond this water flows away into other river systems).