- drainage basin
- A general term for a region or area bounded by a drainage divide and occupied by a drainage system.GG
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Drainage basin A — Drainage Basin A, main river in this system is the Limpopo River, but is subdivided into 9 sub drainage basins. A1 is situated along the Botswana border, and is again divided into 3 river basins A10A covers the Ngotwane River up to and including… … Wikipedia
drainage basin — ☆ drainage basin n. the region or area drained by a river system … English World dictionary
Drainage basin — Example of a drainage basin. The dashed line is the main water divide of the hydrographic basin A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit… … Wikipedia
drainage basin — noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet flood control in the Missouri basin • Syn: ↑river basin, ↑basin, ↑watershed, ↑catchment area,… … Useful english dictionary
drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Cf. watershed (def. 2). [1880 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ geology also called Catchment Area, or (in North America) Watershed, … Universalium
drainage basin — vandens baseinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sausumos teritorijos dalis, iš kurios vanduo paviršiniu arba požeminiu srautu suteka į vandens objektą (upę, ežerą, jūrą ar kt.). atitikmenys: angl. catchment; catchment area; … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
drainage basin — The land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream channel or system of stream channels, or to a lake, reservoir, or other body of water [6]. In a karst setting, subsurface drainage (internal drainage) may have boundaries defined… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
drainage basin — /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ beɪsən/ (say draynij baysuhn) noun the entire area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also, drainage area …
drainage basin — the total surface land area drained by a stream or river; often used in the sense of the water bodies in the basin. Not a watershed which is strictly an elevated boundary area separating tributaries draining to different river systems … Dictionary of ichthyology
drainage basin — noun A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed. Syn: watershed, catchment basin … Wiktionary
