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A catchment.
I believe you might be referring to a "watershed".
Efforts by an area of land drained by a water system are referred to as a "watershed." A watershed is the land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, ultimately leading to larger bodies of water. It plays a crucial role in managing water resources and ecosystems.
Basin
a watershed, also called a drainage basin, is an area drained by a river.
Land drained by a river is a watershed. This is an area of land that feeds all the water running under it and draining off of it into a body of water.
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The area of land drained by a river is called a "catchment area". It is so-called because is the the area that catches the precipitation (rainfall).Another term is "river basin", but this is less specific.(The geographical term, "catchment area", is often used to describe the area served by, say, a school or hospital).
The area of land drained by a river is called a "watershed." This term refers to the region from which water collects and drains into a specific river or body of water. Watersheds play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle and ecosystem health.
A drainage basin is an area of land from which all water drains into a specific body of water, like a river or lake. It is also known as a watershed and plays a crucial role in determining how water flows across the landscape.