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A catchment is an area or a structure for collecting water, most often for collecting rain water.

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The SEVERN RIVER catchment is from the west of Newtown in Mid Wales. Firstly is the river Afon Clywedog which is fed from the dam Llyn Clywedog. A large catchment area 360 degrees around Newtown. Then the Severn moves North and collects from catchment areas across Northeast wales above Welshpool, from where its catchment area is added to by tributaries in the West Midlands.Floodwarn.co.uk have flood information on the river Severn.


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A closed catchment refers to a hydrological system where there is no surface water outflow from the area. This means that all water within the catchment remains contained within its boundaries, usually through evaporation, infiltration, or transpiration processes. Closed catchments are common in arid regions or areas with high evaporation rates.


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