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Because it is the land area that supplies water to a river system :)
This is the 'river catchment'.
Because it is the land area that supplies water to a river system :)
Watershed- the area of land where all of the water drains into a common water body, such as a river, lake, or ocean.
A water catchment area.
The land area that supplies water to a river system.
A water catchment area.
the main river and all of its tributaries are called a river system. The land drained by the river system is called a drainage basin. Drainage basins are separated by the high land in between, known as a divide or watershed.
A watershed is a ridge of land that separates different river systems. It helps to determine which direction water flows and which rivers and basins it will drain into.
I am afraid not, my dear boy.
Irrigation systems such as irrigation ditches, channels and canals artificially supply dry land with water.A river is a system which supplies dry land with water naturally, not artificially.
A drainage basin is an area of land from which all water drains into a specific body of water, like a river or lake. It is also known as a watershed and plays a crucial role in determining how water flows across the landscape.