river drainage basin

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• 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 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 — 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 — 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 — /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ beɪsən/ (say draynij baysuhn) noun the entire area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also, drainage area …  

• drainage basin —   the area from which a river channel receives water …   Geography glossary

• Drainage basin —   The land drained by a river system.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• drainage basin — drain′age ba sin n. geo gel the area drained by a river and all its tributaries Also called catchment area 2), drain′age ar ea. Compare watershed 1) • Etymology: 1880–85, amer …   From formal English to slang

• Medveditsa River (Don basin) — For other uses, see Medveditsa. Medveditsa River Medveditsa River near Atkarsk Origin Volga Uplands Mouth …   Wikipedia