Phrases with «drainage basin»

A drainage basin is an area of land where water from rain or snow collects and flows into a central body, such as a river, lake, or ocean. It is like a natural basin that collects and directs the water runoff from the surrounding land. Full definition

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drainage basin

Sentences with «drainage basin»

The new system directs that runoff into a foot - deep drainage basin. (sciencenews.org)
This huge drainage basin may have meant that the outlet glaciers may have responded more slowly to external forcing. (antarcticglaciers.org)
The Shark River tributary pictured here is part of the Shark River Slough, or swamp, one of two major drainage basins for Florida's Everglades National Park. (discovermagazine.com)
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Phrases with «drainage basin»

Sentences with «drainage basin»

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