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A watershed is an area of land that drains to a common body of water.
Cristobal Kuhlman
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∙ 13y agoA2. A catchment is an area of land with a common drainage point. A watershed is a ridge or elevated land separating one catchment from another.
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∙ 7y agowhat is the name of the area of land that drains to a common body of water
Steve Gutierrez
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What is the difference between a water table and a watershed?
A watershed is an area land from which water ultimately drains into a major river, which then dumps into the ocean or sea. A water table is the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
What do you call an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water?
A large area of land which is completely surrounded by water is a continent. A small area of land which is completely surrounded by water is an island.
What is a piece of land called when it protrudes from a larger land area into a body of water?
According to Merriam-Webster, a piece of land protruding from a larger land area into a body of water could be called a peninsula or a cape.
What are some common sources of water on and near land?
Well if you are near land you must be ON water!On land (fresh) water is foundin lakesin riversas rainin aquiferslocked up in glaciers.
What is a natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land?
bay
a ____ is an area of land that drains to a common body of water?
A watershed is an area of land that drains to a common body of water.
What is an area of land that drains to a common body of water.?
A watershed is an area of land that drains to a common body of water.
What is an area of land that drains into a common body of water?
watershed
What is an the area of land in which water drains into a stream system?
drainage basin
What is an area of land that drains into a specificriver called?
watershed
What is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off it goes into the same place?
A watershed is an area where all runoff goes to the same outlet.
What is an aera of land that drains into a river or lake?
Watershed, and Area is spelled AREA not AERA :)
What is water the drains off land into lakes and streams?
A watershed
Water that drains off the land into rivers and streams is called?
Runoff.
What forms when water drains from the land and flow downhill to the sea?
river
What forms when water drains from the land flow downhill to the sea?
river
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.
