Why is the 9 o'clock watershed called a watershed? It's not a shed and it isn't wet!?

Answer 1

not sure .
I do know that It is known in the US as "Safe Harbour"
to my way of thinking, the watershed is just a measurement or a bridge that divides two distinct areas.

the dictionary says:
[edit] Etymology
water + shed, calque of German Wasserscheide, from German Wasser, water, from Proto-Germanic *watar, from Proto-Indo-European *wodor/*wedor/*uder-, from Proto-Indo-European root **wed-, + German Scheide divide, from Proto-Germanic *skaithanan, from *skaith divide, split, from Proto-Indo-European base *skei-, to cut, to split
[edit] Noun
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WatershedSingular
watershed
Plural
watersheds


watershed (plural watersheds)

1.A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin or catchment basin.
2.The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins.
3.(UK) The time after which material of more adult nature (violence, swear words, sex) may be broadcast on television or radio.
4.A critical point marking a change in course or development

Answer 2

Watershed is an area (usually mountain rage or hill range) where, when precipitation falls, water either goes one way over the range or the other way. Each side of the range will deposit the precipitation into one of many different large bodies of water.

Answer 3

I am just guessing but .. The rain that fell .water=rain. shed=fell
at 9 0'clock...water shed..

Answer 4

Water is soft and not hard. After nine, they consider it ok to "harden" things up.

Actually, I aint got a clue! lol

Answer 5

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to star g answer, not sure if it's right, but you can't beat it for effort. Well done lady