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Noun Concept
Categories: Drainage basins, Fluvial landforms, Rivers, Freshwater ecology, Water and the environment
EN
river basin  basin  watershed  drainage basin  catchment area
EN
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet WordNet 3.0
English:
geomorphology
river
hydrology
ecology
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The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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. Wikipedia
A topographic region in which all water drains to a common area Wikipedia Disambiguation
Area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water Wikidata
An area from which surface runoff is carried away by a single drainage system. OmegaWiki
A natural depression in the surface of the land often covered with water (e.g. forming a lake). OmegaWiki
An area of land where all rainwater and melting snow naturally moves to the same body of water. OmegaWiki
An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin. Wiktionary
An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries. Wiktionary
A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet. Wiktionary
Region. Wiktionary (translation)
A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed. Wiktionary
Topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet. Wiktionary (translation)
An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers. Wiktionary
River basin. Wiktionary (translation)
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Flood control in the Missouri basin WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
geographical area
concept
region
HAS PART
drainage system
endorheic
CS
dílčí povodí
HAS KIND
detention basin
retention basin
continental divide
stream
Watersheds of North America
+5 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Bay of Bengal
Great Lakes Basin
Gulf of Lion
Lake Erie Basin
Salar de Carcote
+325 relations
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Otto's encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
Watershed district
HAS PARTS OF THE CLASS
body of water
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area
Wikipedia
EN
drainage basin
Wikidata
EN
drainage basin
Wiktionary
EN
basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin
OmegaWiki
EN
basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river catchment, watershed
Wikipedia Redirections
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basin (geomorphology), catchment area (hydrology), catchment basin, catchment management, catchment of water, Catchment water, drainage area, Drainage Basin, drainage basins, impluvium (hydrology), Rain catchment, river basin, river basins, River catchment, River Drainage Basin, Sub-watershed, subwatershed, Surface water basin, Total catchment management, water basin, water catchment, water catchment area, water catchments, watershed (ecology), Watershed region
Wikidata Alias
EN
catchment, catchment area, river basin, water basin, watershed, watershed area

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