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Definition of the word catchment?
A catchment is an area or a structure for collecting water, most often for collecting rain water.
What activities would a government allow in water catchment areas?
Every area is a water catchment area to a greater or lesser extent.
What is river catchment?
it is the land area of water which has around water
What is a sub catchment stream?
A sub-catchment stream is a smaller water body that drains a specific area, contributing to a larger watershed or catchment. It collects runoff from rainfall, snowmelt, and other sources, channeling this water into larger rivers or lakes. These streams play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle, supporting local ecosystems and influencing water quality within the larger catchment area. Understanding sub-catchment streams is essential for effective water management and conservation efforts.
What is catchment yield?
Catchment yield refers to the amount of water that flows out of a watershed or catchment area as surface runoff, groundwater flow, or streamflow. It is typically measured in volume or depth over a specific period of time and is influenced by factors such as precipitation, geology, land use, and vegetation cover within the catchment. Understanding catchment yield is important for managing water resources and assessing the potential impacts of land use changes or climate variability on water availability.
How does water exit a watershed?
Via the mouth of the river into the sea. Also as a watershed just describes where surface water travels in the catchment water can infiltrate into the rock and travel into a different catchment / watershed.
What is a closed catchment?
i am doing a project about that right now! a close catchment is were water comes from an area where humans are prohibited. normally it is a forest or something like that. a closed catchment enables the water quality to be better. hope that helps!
What do you call the land that supplies water to a river system?
A water catchment area.
What are the two water storage's in Victoria?
Catchment and reservoir i think
An area of land that is drained by a water system is called a?
A catchment.
The equipments used to avail pure drinking water in different part of the world?
Gibraltar has covered a lot of their mountainous surface area with concrete, as a water catchment system.
What is another name for a drainage basins?
Drainage basin is also called catchment, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, and water basin. It is an area of land. All water that falls on that land flows into one river.
