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drainage basin en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.
   • The efficient evaluation of these plans, which may include the construction of dams, reservoirs, and settling basins, requires information on sediment transport in the Cache Creek drainage basin. 1967, Lawrence K. Lustig, Robert D. Busch, Sediment Transport in Cache Creek Drainage Basin in the Coast Ranges West of Sacramento, California, page 2:

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Synonyms

catchment basin · watershed · catchment area

Translations (48)

cmn 流域 (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ru водосбо́рная пло́щадь (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · hi जलविभाजन (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · sk úvodie (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · bg водосборна зона (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · pl zlewisko (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ka წყალსაკრები აუზი (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · nl stroomgebied (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · bg водосборен басейн (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · cs povodí (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · pl zlewnia (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · hu vízgyűjtő terület (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · sk povodie (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · fi valuma-alue (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · nb nedbørfelt (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ro bazin de drenaj (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · nn nedbørfelt (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ru бассе́йн (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · de Einzugsgebiet (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · it bacino imbrifero (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · mk слив (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · fr bassin versant (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · sv avrinningsområde (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · nl spaarbekken (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ca conca (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · el λεκάνη απορροής (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ro bazin hidrografic (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · he אגן היקוות (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · es cuenca (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · de Wassereinzugsgebiet (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · id daerah aliran sungai (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · it bacino idrografico (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · es cuenca hidrográfica (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · kn ಜಲಾನಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶ (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · cs úmoří (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · da afvandingsområde (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · pt bacia hidrográfica (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · fi vesistöalue (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ka წყალსაკრები ფართობი (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ru бассе́йн водоёма (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · he אגן ניקוז (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ru водосбо́р (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · pl dorzecze (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · sv flodområde (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · yi באַסיין (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ka მდინარის აუზი (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · vi lưu vực (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet) · ja 流域 (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet)