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How is it possible for one polluted site in a watershed to contaminate a whole river basin?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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Why is the watershed banned?
A watershed is the natural drainage basin of rainfall. It is not possible to ban a watershed. Possibly you mean the 9pm 'watershed' in TV and radio in Britain, before which programmes with more adult content may not be broadcast.
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.
What is an the area of land in which water drains into a stream system?
drainage basin
How big is the orinoco river basin?
The Orinoco watershed - its basin, covers an area of about 990000 km2
Watershed between the Tugela River Basin and the Vaal River Basin?
it leads to the river tames
What is the total area drained by a stream and its tributaries called?
Basin Or Watershed
What is a watersheld?
Did you mean a watershed ? which is approximatively the synonym of drainage basin...
What is the name of an area of highland surrounding a river basin?
Watershed
What is the boundary of a drainage basin?
Divides are the boundaries that separate streams in adjacent drainage basin.
Does a drainage basin drain a watershed?
No it doesnt. This is because a drainage basin and a watershed are exactly the same thing. They jus have two names! And this is the area surrounding a river and its tributaries where it overflows :) Hope this helps :)
