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What is drained area called?

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What is an area drained by a river system called?

an area drained by a river is called pooo lol


An area of land that is drained by a water system is called a?

A catchment.


What is the name for the land that is drained by the river system?

a watershed, also called a drainage basin, is an area drained by a river.


What is the entire area that is drained by a large river is called a?

river basin


What is the area called where rivers flood land?

A river basin is an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.


What is the area of a land drained by a river?

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).


What is it called when an area is drained by river and it's tributaries?

It is called a drainage basin or watershed. This area is defined by the topographical boundaries that channel water towards a common outlet.


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 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 is an area of land drained by a river and is branches called?

An area of land that drains to one river (or a river and its tributaries) is a drainage basin or watershed.


What is an area drained by a river?

A Basin


Is the area drained by a river called a flood plain?

No, the area drained by a river is a river basin or drainage basin. The flood plain is in the lower valley reaches, where heavy rain can cause the river to flood, often bursting over flood defences, and for the water to flood over a large area.