continental water divide

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• Divide — Articles concerning Divide include: In Geography: Drainage divide or watershed, a ridge of land between two drainage basins Continental divide, a water divide between the drainage of two oceans Continental Divide, the North American divide… …   Wikipedia

• Continental Divide Trail — Length 3,100 miles (5,000 km) Location United States Trailheads Glacier National Park (U.S.) Antelope Wells, New Mexico United States Mexico border …   Wikipedia

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• continental divide — Divide Di*vide , n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called {watershed} and {water parting}. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a {continental divide}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• water parting — Divide Di*vide , n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called {watershed} and {water parting}. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a {continental divide}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Water supply and sanitation in the European Union — still is under the responsibility of each member state. Nevertheless, the European Union established some policies which impact the National water strategies tremendously. However, WSS evolved in every Member State independently until the… …   Wikipedia

• Divide — Di*vide , n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called {watershed} and {water parting}. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a {continental divide}. [1913 Webster …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Continental Divide of the Americas — For continental divides in general, see Continental divide. A map of the principal hydrological divides of North America. The Continental Divide is shown in red. There are three closed drainage areas along the divide, which appear as loops. From… …   Wikipedia

• Continental Divide (Atlantic/Pacific) — For continental divides in general, see Continental Divide. [ thumb|300px|Continental divides in North America. The Great Divide is in red.] Continental Divide or Great Divide is the name given to the North American portion of the mountainous… …   Wikipedia

• Continental divide — This article is about continental divides in general. For other meanings, see Continental divide (disambiguation). A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one… …   Wikipedia

• water parting — noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems • Syn: ↑watershed, ↑divide • Derivationally related forms: ↑divide (for: ↑divide) • Hypernyms: ↑line …   Useful english dictionary