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A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another is what?
A watershed divide is a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another by directing the flow of surface water in different directions.
What are ridges that separate watersheds?
Ridges that separate watersheds are called divides. They mark the boundary between two watersheds, directing the flow of water towards different drainage basins. Water that falls on one side of the divide will flow into one watershed, while water that falls on the other side will flow into a separate watershed.
What is a watershed boundary?
A watershed boundary is the line separating one watershed from another. It marks the area where water flows into a particular river, lake, or ocean. Everything that falls within a watershed boundary ultimately drains to the same outlet point.
What does divide mean in science?
One watershed is separated from another by a ridge of land
Why are watersheds separated from one another?
Watersheds are separated from one another due to physical boundaries such as mountains or ridges that direct the flow of water in different directions. This separation ensures that water from one watershed does not mix with water from another, maintaining the distinct characteristics and quality of each watershed's ecosystem.
What is another term for a watershed?
yes there is. Shedwater.
What geographical features create natural boundaries for water to flow toward one ocean or another?
Watershed.
What is a Water Shed in geography?
A watershed is a continuous chain of hills or mountains that separates one catchment area from another.
Whats another word for divide-?
dividev. separate into parts; apportion; part; separate; sharen. dividing ridge between drainage areas, watershed; line of division(Resource: Babylon toolbar)take apart,divide into parts.
What is the boundary of a drainage basin?
Divides are the boundaries that separate streams in adjacent drainage basin.
Why does effective watershed management require the cooperation of everyone in the watershed?
Effective watershed management requires the cooperation of everyone located near the watershed because if one person doesn't cooperate, it would fail.
What is another name for a river basin?
Catchment/drainage basin.
