Catchment area of a drainage basin.

Land area from which water drains toward a common watercourse in a natural basin.

"line separating waters flowing into different rivers," 1803, from water (n.1) + shed in a topographical sense of "ridge of high ground between two valleys or lower ground, a divide,&qu [..]

entire river system or an area drained by a river and its tributaries. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

Same as river basin. In this sense, the term is most commonly applied to relatively small areas. Same as divide. (Apparently this use is becoming obsolete.)

The land area that drains into a body of water. Any rain or snow which falls on the watershed eventually makes it into that body of water. A synonym is drainage basin. The watershed of the Chesapeake Bay encompasses some 16 million acres.

the region drained by a stream or river.

a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems river basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the sa [..]

An area from which water drains and contributes to a given point on a stream or river.

the line where drainage basins meet and which determines to which basin precipitation will go.

The land area that drains into a particular watercourse or body of water. Sometimes used to describe the dividing line of high ground between two catchment basins. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005 [..]

An area of land that drains water into a particular body of water. It is also called a drainage basin. Learn more

the ridge or crestline separating two drainage areas. (Hence the turning point in affairs)

the land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge. Large watersheds, like the Mississippi River basin contain thousands of smaller watersheds.

(n) - area of land drained by a river (its tributaries & distributaries)

the area drained by a river or river system

A naturally occurring area or ridge of land which separates the flow of water in a region to different rivers, lakes, basins or seas.

A land area from which water drains to a particular water body.

The area of high land forming the edge of a river basin.

The area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, river, lake or groundwater. Watersheds are often contained in the area of land between two ridges of high land, which divide two areas that are drained by different river systems.

(n) a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems(n) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same out [..]

The land area that is drained by a river or estuary and its tributaries

a geographical portion of the Earth's surface from which water drains or runs off to a single place like a river; also called a drainage area

An area of land that drains water or runoff to a single point. For example, the watershed of the Los Angeles River would be the surrounding neighborhoods and natural terrain.

A region or area of land bounded peripherally by a water parting and draining ultimately to a specific watercourse or body of water. For example, Lake Okeechobee and the lands draining into the lake, as well as tributaries from which water leaves the lake, are part of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed.

area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.

A topographically defined area drained by a river/stream or system of connecting rivers/streams such that all outflow is discharged through a single outlet. Also called a drainage area.

An area of land with a single drainage network.

The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.

The entire region drained by a waterway (or into a lake or reservoir. More specifically, a watershed is an area of land above a given point on a stream that contributes water to the streamflow at that [..]

All the water from precipitation (snow, rain, etc.) that drains into a particular body of water (stream, pond, river, bay, etc.)

The land area from which water drains to a given point.

The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.

The land area that drains into a stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller "subsheds", each of which [..]

The land that surrounds a body of water and contributes freshwater, either from streams, groundwater or surface water runoff, to that body of water. WetlandAny bank, marsh, swamp, meadow, flat or othe [..]

The land area that drains into a stream; the watershed for a major river may encompass a number of smaller watersheds that ultimately combine at a common point.

The land area that drains into a stream; the watershed for a major river may encompass a number of smaller watersheds that ultimately combine at a common point.

The land area that drains into a stream; the watershed for a major river may encompass a number of smaller watersheds that ultimately combine at a common point.

An area of land where all water drains toward a common point, usually defined by a river and its tributaries.

A region or area drained by surface or ground water flows.  Watersheds are infinitely nested, and any large watershed is composed of smaller subwatersheds.

The area drained by a given stream.

The area that drains into a river or lake. The Armand Bayou watershed covers 64 miles.

The area that drains to a common waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer, or even the ocean.

The entire land area that drains into a specific stream, lake, or other body of water. Often used as a synonym for a catchment or a river basin.

an area of land that drains to a stream, river or other body of water. Watershed boundaries are determined by analyzing how a drop of rainfall will flow once it hits the land. High areas typically mar [..]

The entire region draining into a river, river system or body of water.

The total land area that contributes water from rain or snowmelt down to a body of water, such as a river, reservoir, wetland, stream, lake, or ocean. Synonymous with drainage area, drainage basin [..]

The region or land area that contributes to the drainage or catchment area above a specific point on a stream or river.

The land area from which water drains into a stream, river, or reservoir. Well Water

geographic area in which water, sediments, and dissolved materials drain to a common outlet—a point on a river or lake, an estuary (like Boston Harbor), or an ocean.

An area of land that drains into a particular river, lake, bay or other body of water. We all live in a watershed: some are large (like the Chesapeake), while others are small (like your local creek, [..]

The land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a r [..]

The entire drainage area or basin feeding a stream or river. Includes surface water, groundwater, vegetation, and human structures.

Catchment area of a drainage basin.

The total area drained by a river and its tributaries. Sometimes called a basin.

Land area from which water drains toward a common watercourse in a natural basin. They range in size from a few acres to large areas of the country.

Land area from which water drains toward a common watercourse in a natural basin.

land area from which water drains toward a common watercourse in a natural basin.

Geographic area of land from which all runoff drains into a single waterway.

a region of land that is crisscrossed by smaller waterways that drain into a larger body of water. For example, thousands of creeks, streams and rivers in the midwest ultimately drain into the Great Lakes. The land that these streams and rivers drain from is considered the Great Lakes watershed or basin.

Geographic area of land from which all runoff drains into a single waterway. 

An area of land that drains water or runoff to a single point.​

The geographic region within which water drains into a particular river or body of water.

Topographic boundaries which contribute or may contribute runoff to surface waters or an area of recharge.

The area of land that drains into a particular body of water.

area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller “sub-watersheds,” each of which contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a common delivery point.

The land area that drains into a stream, river, lake, estuary, or coastal zone (USEPA Region 5).

The region or area contributing to the supply of a river or lake. It is a drainage area separated from other drainage areas by a dividing ridge.

A planning term that refers to the area from which surface water drains into a common lake or river system or directly into the ocean; also referred to as a drainage basin or catchment basin.

The land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream channel, lake, reservoir or other body of water; also called a drainage basin.

land area from which water drains to a particular water body.

Land area from which water drains to a particular body of water.

the area of land that is drained by a river system

a water catchment area (North America) or drainage divide (non-American usage).

Land area that drains into a stream.

A region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular body of water.

Land area from which water drains toward a common watercourse in a natural basin.

a region or area connected by a body of water, rivers and drainage

A watershed is an area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

The entire region drained by a single river.

An area of land from which all rain, snow, rivers, etc., flow and empty into the same body of water.

The land area that drains into a stream or other water body.

Surface drainage area that contributes water to a lake, river, or other body of water.

A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.

The area within a topographic divide above a specified point on a stream that drains into that stream. The watershed boundaries in Montgomery Country correspond with the sub-basins defined in water qu [..]

1) The region draining into a body of water. The Elkhorn Slough watershed comprises 45,000 acres, from the Parajo Valley south to Castroville, and from Monterey Bay east into San Benito County. 2) A critical point that serves as a dividing line. In 2002 the Elkhorn Slough Foundation announced that it would double the amount of land it protects – a [..]

An area or ridge of land where drainage basins meet which determines to which basin precipitation will go.

A region or area drained by a river or stream.

The area within a landscape which all runoff collects into a single stream or drainage system.

The area which supplies water by surface and subsurface flow from precipitation to a given point in the drainage system. In (Bergsma, E., Charman,  P., Gibbons, F., Humi, H., Moldenhauer, W.C., and S. [..]

an area of land from which the surface runoff

An area of land from which surface water and groundwater flow into a stream, river, or lake.

In broadcasting, the watershed or safe harbour is one or more dayparts during which it is appropriate to broadcast programming aimed towards mature or adult audiences. In the same way that a watershed [..]

Watershed is a South African Pop-Rock band, which was founded in Johannesburg in 1998.

Watershed is an American rock band based in Columbus, Ohio, consisting of Colin Gawel (guitar, vocals), Joe Oestreich (bass, vocals), Joe Peppercorn (piano, guitar), Dave Masica (drums). Their songs h [..]

Watershed opened in June 1982 as the United Kingdom's first dedicated media centre. Based in former warehouses on the harbourside at Bristol, it hosts three cinemas, a café/bar, events/conferencing sp [..]

In the study of image processing, a watershed is a transformation defined on a grayscale image. The name refers metaphorically to a geological watershed, or drainage divide, which separates adjacent d [..]

Watershed is the fifth solo studio album by k.d. lang and was released on February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05). It is her first collection of original material since 2000's Invincible Summer. In the US, it d [..]

Watershed is the debut solo album by Grant McLennan, founding member of The Go-Betweens released under the name G. W. McLennan. The album was recorded nine months after The Go-Betweens called it quits [..]

Watershed is the debut solo album by Grant McLennan, founding member of The Go-Betweens released under the name G. W. McLennan. The album was recorded nine months after The Go-Betweens called it quits [..]

Watershed is the ninth full-length studio album by the Swedish heavy metal band Opeth. Released by Roadrunner Records, Watershed is the first studio album by Opeth to feature guitarist Fredrik Åkesson [..]

Watershed is a hydrological term, which has also been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:

Watershed is a hydrological term, which has also been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: