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

Answer 1

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).

Answer 2

A previous answer from Arrivisto:

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).

Answer 3

An area drained by a river or river system is called a drainage basin.

Answer 4

The area that is drained by a river system is called a watershed. The largest watershed in the US is the Missouri-Mississippi watershed.

Answer 5

the answer is watershed one word not water shed common mistake made by people

Answer 6

Its called a river basin

Answer 7

jdjdmdjdmjdfjdu

Answer 8

Water shed Water shed

Answer 9

Basin