interbasin
adjective
environmentspecialized(alsointer-basin)uk/ˌɪn.təˈbeɪ.sən/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈbeɪ.sən/between or among two or morebasins(=areasoflandfrom whichstreamsruninto ariver,lake, orsea):
Interbasintransfersinvolvepipingwaterfrom oneriverbasinto another.
Theywantedtoknowif there were any inter-basindifferencesin the pH and alkalinity of thewater.
- Welookat things in a verybroadperspective: basin-wide and inter-basin.
- Anincreasein thenumberof inter-basintransfersofwaterisexpectedaspressureonwaterresourcesgrows.
- Lastyear, thestatebeganregulatinginter-basinwatertransferstoensurethatwaterisn'tdrainedfrom oneareato another withoutofficialapproval.
Parts of watercourses
- backwater
- basin
- confluence
- delta
- drainage basin
- estuarine
- firth
- geyser
- head
- interchannel
- lock
- lock-keeper
- meander
- mooring
- reach
- spring
- towpath
- tributary
- water table
- weir