Basin
Of geographical area. May also be referred to as catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin and watershed.
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin".
This concept's ID is @1~45629
Contains
- detention basin
A storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downst...
- retention basin
A storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently...