what is a watershed (enviromental science)?

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what is a watershed (enviromental science)?

2007-12-19 12:22:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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The land area that drains into a stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller "subsheds", each of which contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a common delivery point.

2007-12-19 12:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by red finger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the area drained by a river system

2007-12-19 20:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋