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drainage basin
A land area where precipitation runs off into streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. 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 drainage basins, like the area that drains into the River Severn contain thousands of smaller drainage basins.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Oceanography
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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