catchment basin

collocation in English

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catchment-area
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkætʃ.mənt ˌeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈkætʃ.mənt ˌer.i.ə/
geographyspecialized
the area of land from which water flows into a river, lake, ...
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basin
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sən/us
/ˈbeɪ.sən/
mainly UK
an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food ...
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(Definition ofcatchment-areaandbasinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Cooperation within acatchmentbasinmust be self-evident.
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Due to the unusual microclimate and presence of abundant serpentine there are an unusual number of rare plants in the uppercatchmentbasin.
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These boards were responsible for the main rivers within acatchmentbasin.
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The dam gathers the flow of a 980 kmcatchmentbasin.
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Basin models are used to more comprehensively evaluate total dissolved solids within acatchmentbasinand dynamically along various stream reaches.
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There is also incidence of historic mining of chromium within thecatchmentbasin.
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These long shallow tanks where protected by small embankments and served as artificialcatchmentbasin for receiving the water coming down from the adjacent lands.
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It has an estimatedcatchmentbasinsize of 3,132 square kilometers and an estimated annual discharge of 9,455 million cubic meters.
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The river's total length is 368 kilometres and it has acatchmentbasinof 6,100 square kilometres.
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A number of hiking trails are found within thecatchmentbasinof the lake.
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Most of the country lies within itscatchmentbasin.
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Mineral springs are also found in thecatchmentbasin.
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Thecatchmentbasinfor the reservoir is square kilometers.
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In terms of topography, this occurs if the point lies in thecatchmentbasinof that minimum.
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Other terms that are used to describe a drainage basin are catchment, catchment area,catchmentbasin, drainage area, river basin, water basin and watershed.
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Other terms that are used to describe a drainage basin are catchment, catchment area,catchmentbasin, drainage area, river basin, and water basin.
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Itscatchmentbasincomprises 1,048 km.
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Itscatchmentbasincomprises about 3,200 km.
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Along with the visible river and creeks, thecatchmentbasinhas numerous active and inactive aquifers and natural wetlands, which are used for urban water supply, agriculture and recreation.
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Streamwater chemistry integrates a watershed's (catchment basin's) biogeochemical responses to disturbance.
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