About The Word Watershed
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Watershed
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What's The Definition Of Watershed?
[n] a line that divides two adjacent river systems
Synonyms | Synonyms for Watershed: divide | water parting Related Terms | Find terms related to Watershed: See Also | continental divide | Great Divide | Great Dividing Range | line Watershed In Webster's Dictionary \Wa"ter*shed`\, n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water
+ scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to
separate.]
1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to
the supply of a river or lake.
2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes
with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into
them; the natural boundary of a basin.
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