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watershed  

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  • A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin)

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Etiquetas alternativas

  • catchment
  • catchment basin
  • drainage basin

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