upper watershed

collocation in English

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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈʌp.ər/us
/ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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watershed
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tə.ʃed/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.ʃed/
an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think ...
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(Definition ofupperandwatershedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In short, there is an effective subsidy on logging in theupperwatershed.
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The representative lowland farm receives water from theupperwatershedand is negatively impacted by the externality generated upstream.
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Estimates of the degree of fragmentation are imprecise; however, it is clear that in theupperwatershed, pasture and forest fragments are interspersed leading to a very 'patchy' landscape.
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Theupperwatershedis heavily forested and has been logged for several decades.
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Theupperwatershedconsists of at least 22 named creeks.
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These riparian habitats are now only found in theupperwatershed.
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Fog drip may play a key role in the precipitation in theupperwatershed.
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Sedimentation from unchecked erosion in theupperwatershedof rivers reduces the lifespan of reservoirs.
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The soils in theupperwatershedtend to be shallow and rocky, leading to rapid runoff.
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Beginning around 1950, hydroelectric power has been produced by impounding water in theupperwatershed.
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These latter areas have a different flora and fauna than the forests on the higher grounds in between these wetlands and at theupperwatershed.
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Although there are two dams in theupperwatershed, both dams must release water that roughly corresponds to natural flows in the tributaries that they are on.
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Annual precipitation at higher elevations in the creek'supperwatershedis much higher, more than 70 in.
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The flora of theupperwatershedconsists of scattered oak and madrone woodlands that are intermingled with grassland habitat, in some areas forming a savanna.
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Point sources of pollution in the creek include two majorupper-watershedstormwater outfalls draining 368 acres of the upper watershed and contributing about half of the creek's total suspended solids.
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It is named for the grassy meadows wetlands which itsupperwatersheddrains, and from which it springs.
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In theupperwatershed, the program promotes forest management, biodiversity conservation, and land use planning to protect a steady, year-round source of clean water.
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