river basin
I think it MIGHT be a basin.... I could be wrong.
The area of land drained by a river is called a "catchment area". It is so-called because is the the area that catches the precipitation (rainfall).Another term is "river basin", but this is less specific.(The geographical term, "catchment area", is often used to describe the area served by, say, a school or hospital).
Delta
Basin
A river system that operates inside a drainage basin. A drainage basin is the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
that is what is called a basin
an area drained by a river is called pooo lol
watershed
a watershed, also called a drainage basin, is an area drained by a river.
No, the area drained by a river is a river basin or drainage basin. The flood plain is in the lower valley reaches, where heavy rain can cause the river to flood, often bursting over flood defences, and for the water to flood over a large area.
An area drained by a river or river system is called a drainage basin.
river
Land drained by a river is a watershed. This is an area of land that feeds all the water running under it and draining off of it into a body of water.
A river basin is an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
A small river or stream is not called a river basin. A river basin is a portion of land drained by a river and it's tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into one river.
I think it MIGHT be a basin.... I could be wrong.
An area of land that drains to one river (or a river and its tributaries) is a drainage basin or watershed.