A drainage basin or watershed (North American English usages) is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean. For example,...
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The catchment area of a river system
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The area of land drained by a river system.
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area from which all precipitation flows to a single stream or set of streams. For example, the total area drained by the Mississippi River ... [9 related articles]
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The area of land drained by a river system.
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The area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries. The boundary of a river basin is called the watershed.
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The geographic area that contributes runoff to a stream. It can be outlined on a topographic map by
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The area of land that drains water, sediment, and dissolved materials to a common outlet at some poi
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The total area that contributes water to a single drainage system.
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Land surface region drained by a length of stream channel.
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A region of land surrounded by divides and crossed by streams that eventually converge to one river or lake.
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the area of land drained by a major river system
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The area of land that drains water, sediment, and dissolved materials to a common outlet at some point along a stream channel.
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Total area drained by a stream and its tributaries.
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Area of land drained by a river system (a river and its tributaries). It includes the surface run-off in the water cycle, as well as the water table. Drainage basins are separated by watersheds. A drainage basin is an example of an open system because it is open to inputs from outside, such as precipitation, and is responsible for outputs out o...
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The area from which a stream and its tributaries receives its water.
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the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also calledCf. watershed (def. 2).
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