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Can more than one watershed be found in an individual river basin?
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A river basin drains all the land around a major river. Basins can be divided into watersheds, or areas of land around a smaller river, stream or lake. Large river basins, such as the Neuse and Cape Fear, are made up of many smaller watersheds. The landscape is made up of many interconnected watersheds.
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What is the edge of a body of water?
The edge of a river basin is called the watershed.
What is the area of land that a river collects its water from called?
I believe its called a water shed but I'm not completely sure about that.AnswerA watershed (one word) is a ridge or other dividing line between stream catchments, although the term is (confusingly) also applied to the catchment area. Another term is drainage basin.
The area where water drains into a river is called?
the area from which water drains into a river is called the river's catchment. A river's watershed is the connecting ridges surrounding the watershed, and separating it from adjacent ones.
Which basin is located in west Africa and is covered in tropical rainforests?
Congo River Basin
What is the difference between a basin and rift valley?
a Basin vs a Valley*River basin is the land area that is drained by a river and its tributaries; valley is a low land surrounded by hills or mountains often having a river or stream running along the bottom.BasinAny land that descends into a river or a stream is called a basin. It is interesting to note that the surface of the land covering its highest point down to the bottom of the stream or river is taken as part of the stream's drainage.A basin is otherwise called as 'watershed' too. A river basin is normally a part of the land drained by the river and its tributaries. You would find that all the streams down the hillocks flow into one river. The ocean is of course the final destination of the river into which all the streams flow in a basin.A basin is characterized by a flow of streams and creeks. The duty of a river basin is to send all the water in the form of streams and creeks falling on the land into a principal river and in turn into the ocean.As a matter of fact every one lives in a river basin. All the water that we use, say in the bathroom, in the pond, in the kitchen and water draining in the street go to the river and in turn to the ocean.A river basin acts like the arteries in our body that connects one part of the body to the other.ValleyA valley on the contrary is a typical low land eventually surrounded by hills or mountains. It is important to note that the earth's geological features are assisted by the presence of valleys that are very much helpful to the human life.Valleys can be categorized based on the method of their formation. When the earth's crust gets separated, a rift valley is formed and it is formed by violent tectonic movements. Sometimes a glacier is capable of causing a valley. It is called glacier valley. River valleys are formed in a slow manner thanks to the process of erosion.Valleys are generally large and are not narrow. You would find the valleys are characterized by climates that are different from the surrounding areas. They are easy to navigate too.
Watershed between the Tugela River Basin and the Vaal River Basin?
it leads to the river tames
What is another name for a river basin?
Catchment/drainage basin.
Where is the biggest watershed located?
The Mississippi River basin is the largest watershed in the U.S
What land area supplies water to a river system?
The catchment is the correct answer. Commonly folk say 'watershed' but the watershed is the boundary (ridges etc) of the catchment.
How is it possible for one polluted site in a watershed to contaminate a whole river basin?
Because a watershed is an area where water drains quickly from, and deposits into a river basin... so the source of water for the river basin would be contaminated. pussy is yummy.
What is the name of an area of highland surrounding a river basin?
Watershed
How big is the orinoco river basin?
The Orinoco watershed - its basin, covers an area of about 990000 km2
What is our land drained by a river and it's branches 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.
What is the watershed for the Colorado river?
The Colorado River watershed covers an area of 246,000 square miles.
Is the edge of the basin river called a watershed true or false?
false
The largest watershed in the US is the?
It's actually the Mississippi River basin.
What is the total area drained by a stream and its tributaries called?
Basin Or Watershed
