drainage area

Noun

Meaning

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

basin catchment river basin watershed catchment area drainage basin catchment basin

Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Hyponyms

detention basin retention basin

Examples

flood control in the Missouri basin Source: Internet

By measuring rainfall, runoff, and drainage area, Perrault showed that rainfall was sufficient to account for flow of the Seine. Source: Internet

Detention Basins alternatives include control large drainage area, intercept overland runoff dissolved, and trap sediment-attached nutrients. Source: Internet

Inland drainage involving upland basins in the north and northeast accounts for 40 percent of the country's total drainage area. Source: Internet

Its drainage area, which includes the Great Lakes, the world's largest system of freshwater lakes, is convert, of which convert is in Canada and convert is in the United States. Source: Internet

Its spacious drainage area is fed by numerous mountain torrents originating high in the snowfields. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

drain-like drainable drainage drainage basin drainage basins drainage capacity