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There is actually no difference between a divide and a watershed. Both divides and watersheds are lines implemented to designate the separation between drainage basins.
A watershed divide is a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another by directing the flow of surface water in different directions.
A watershed is an area of land where all surface water flows to a common point, such as a river or lake. A continental divide is a geographic feature that determines the direction that water will flow on a continent, separating the watersheds that drain into different oceans or seas. In essence, a continental divide is a high point that divides watersheds.
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The Great Continental Divide, which mainly follows the general line of the Rocky Mountains.
A watershed is also called a drainage basin. An example of a sentence using the word "watershed" is "The watershed north of the Laurentian Divide drains into Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean, whereas the watershed south of the Laurentian Divide drains into the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. "
A boundary of watershed is defined by watershed divide. This is the ridge of uppermost elevation surrounding a stream or network of stream. Rainwaters that will fall outside of the boundary will enter different watershed and will flow to different bodies of water.
It is a hydrological divide or drainage divide. Some also call it a ridgeline, watershed or water parting.
The high ground between two watersheds is called a divide. This divide determines the direction in which water flows – whether it drains into one watershed or the other.
In general, such a point is a WATERSHED. In north America, the continental watershed is known as THE GREAT DIVIDE.
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