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The catchment area of the Colorado River, also known as its watershed, covers approximately 246,000 square miles (637,000 square kilometers). It spans parts of seven U.S. states—Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California—as well as a portion of Mexico. The basin includes diverse landscapes, from mountains to deserts, and supports various ecosystems and communities. The river is crucial for water supply, agriculture, and recreation in the region.
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Is every river a catchment?
No not every river IS a catchement. Although, yes every river does have a catchment area. The catchment area is the surrounding land within a watershed in which a single river system drains.
What is the Burdekin River catchment area?
The Burdekin River's catchment area is centred around the Seaview and Gorge Ranges in north Queensland.
What is the catchment area of river ganga?
The catchment area of the river is the area from which rainfall flows into a river and its side branches.
Area of land that gives water to a river system?
This is the 'river catchment'.
What are the river Severn's catchment area?
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.
What is river catchment?
it is the land area of water which has around water
What is the area drained by a river system?
This is its catchment - surrounded by its watersheds.
What is a catchment?
The catchment or drainae basin is all the land from the mountain to to seashore, drained by a single river and its tributaries is called catchment area or drainage basin
Define catchment area?
catchment area is the entire geographical area draind by a river and its truitaries; an area characterized by all run off being conveyed to the some outlet.
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.
What do you call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
A water catchment area.
What do you call the land that supplies water to a river system?
A water catchment area.
