A divide.
The boundary of the drainage basin is called a drainage divide. Sometimes drainage basin is called catchment area referring to an area where water flows into a stream or a number of streams. In North America drainage basin is also called Watershed.
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.
A land ridge that separates one drainage basin from another is known as a watershed or drainage divide. This geographical feature directs the flow of water, determining which way rivers and streams will drain into different bodies of water. Watersheds play a crucial role in hydrology, influencing ecosystems and water resource management.
What is the largest drainage basin in the US?
that is what is called a basin
What is the largest drainage basin in the US?
What is the largest drainage basin in the US?
A stream discharges into a drainage basin. A drainage basin is a tract of land drained by a river and its tributaries
Drainage Basin
A divide separates two drainage basins, often referred to as a watershed divide or drainage divide. It is typically a ridge or elevated area of land that directs the flow of water into different river systems or basins. Rainfall or meltwater on one side of the divide flows into one drainage basin, while water on the other side flows into a different basin. This geographical feature plays a crucial role in hydrology and water resource management.
the Mississippi river drainage basin, Colorado river drainage basin, and the Columbia river drainage basin
Divides are the boundaries that separate streams in adjacent drainage basin.