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The catchment is the correct answer. Commonly folk say 'watershed' but the watershed is the boundary (ridges etc) of the catchment.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is called the river's drainage basin. Other terms for the area are catchment basin (Australia) and watershed.
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∙ 14y agoThe watershed or the drainage basin.
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∙ 13y ago- Watershed
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∙ 11y agoI am afraid not, my dear boy.
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∙ 14y agoWater shed
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What is an area drained by a river system called?
an area drained by a river is called pooo lol
What is the land area from which a river and it's tributaries collect water called?
tu madre.
What do you call freshwater and saltwater mixed together?
An area where fresh river water mingles with tidal sea water is termed 'brackish'. Examples are: estuaries and mangrove swamps.
What are function of the renal artery?
The renal artery supplies blood to the renal system, or the kidneys. The renal artery differ with the renal vein in containing the less concentration of co2 and more concentration of urea
What is the name given to the area of high ground that separates two river basins?
Watershed
How is a watershed related to a river system?
Because it is the land area that supplies water to a river system :)
How a watershed related to a river system?
Because it is the land area that supplies water to a river system :)
What do you call the land that supplies water to a river system?
A water catchment area.
What do you call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
A water catchment area.
What are grassy knolls?
The land area that supplies water to a river system.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a divide.?
I am afraid not, my dear boy.
What is a land area that supplies water to a river?
watershed
What is a water shed?
The land area that supplies water to a river stream.I think this is incorrect:my understanding is that a drainage basin is somthing that supplies a river or stream, a water shed is a dividing line between drainage basins?
Area of land that gives water to a river system?
This is the 'river catchment'.
What do you call the area where water drains into a river system or water supply?
the drainage basin
What do you call a region drained by a river river system or other body of water?
An area drained by a river or river system is called a drainage basin.
What are the effects of dumping cyanide into rivers?
Poisoning the river waters and down stream water supplies and killing marine life in the area of the dump site.
