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...
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An endorheic basin (/ˌɛndoʊˈriː.ɪk/ EN-doh-REE-ik; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows...
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The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain...
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The Columbia River drainage basin is the drainage basin of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It covers 668,000 km2 or...
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geomorphology, drainage systems, also known as river systems, are the patterns formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin. They are...
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Drainage density is a quantity used to describe physical parameters of a drainage basin. First described by Robert E. Horton, drainage density is defined...
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The Hudson Bay drainage basin is the drainage basin in northern North America where surface water empties into the Hudson Bay and adjoining waters. Spanning...
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A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain and melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir...
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drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins....
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The Murray–Darling Basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, encompassing the drainage basin of the tributaries of...
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Drainage Basin A, is one of the drainage basins of South Africa. The main river in this system is the Limpopo River. It is subdivided into 9 sub-drainage...
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A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain and melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir...
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Senegal River (redirect from Sénégal River drainage basin)
length marks part of the border between Senegal and Mauritania. It has a drainage basin of 270000 km2 (100000 sq mi), a mean flow of 680 m3/s (24,000 cu ft/s)...
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Black Sea (redirect from Black Sea drainage basin)
Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea covers 436,400 km2...
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Niger River (redirect from Niger River basin)
of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres (2,600 miles). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea...
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Limpopo River (redirect from Limpopo River basin)
against. The river is approximately 1,750 km (1,090 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 415,000 km2 (160,000 sq mi) in size. The mean discharge measured...
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that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa; ordered by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each larger river's name; ordered alphabetically...
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Tigris–Euphrates river system (redirect from Tigris-Euphrates Drainage Basin)
region, where Mesopotamian civilization first emerged. The Tigris–Euphrates Basin is shared between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. Many tributaries...
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List of rivers of Tennessee (section By drainage basin)
of rivers of the U.S. state of Tennessee: This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name...
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Mississippi River (redirect from Mississippi Basin)
River is the primary river, and second-longest river, of the largest drainage basin in the United States. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in...
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This is a list of drainage basins in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado encompasses the headwaters of several important rivers. The state is divided...
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The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000...
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The Lake Eyre basin (/ɛər/ AIR) is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia. It is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and...
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them except for the last. The Indus basin consists of various topographical regions. A large part of the drainage basin is mountainous, and around 40% of...
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The list of rivers of Canada is organized by drainage basin and province. The major Canadian drainage basins are the following: Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean...
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headwaters, the river's yearly sediment load is very large, but the drainage basin occupies large areas of low relief throughout much of its area. It is...
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Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess water. The internal drainage of most...
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Arctic Ocean (redirect from Arctic Ocean drainage basin)
sea North Polar Basin into two oceanic basins: the Eurasian Basin, which is 4,000–4,500 m (13,100–14,800 ft) deep, and the Amerasian Basin (sometimes called...
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Gulf of Mexico (redirect from Gulf of Mexico drainage basin)
The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent...
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civilizations. The Mediterranean Basin covers portions of three continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia. It is distinct from the drainage basin, which extends much further...
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