EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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Question
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Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
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the shape of the land determined by elevation
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A natural stream of water of considerable volume
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a river and all its tributaries
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Detailed explanation-1: -A watershed is an area of land that drains or “sheds” water into a specific waterbody. Every body of water has a watershed. Watersheds drain rainfall and snowmelt into streams and rivers. These smaller bodies of water flow into larger ones, including lakes, bays, and oceans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Watershed refers to an area of land where all the water drains to a central point, such as a lake, river or stream. A watershed refers to an area of land that comprises a set of streams or rivers that drain into a larger water body like an ocean or a river.
Detailed explanation-3: -watershed • -ter-shed • noun. 1 a : a dividing ridge between drainage areas b : a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water 2 : a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States and the second-longest river in North America.
Detailed explanation-5: -Macro watershed (> 50, 000 Hect) Sub-watershed (10, 000 to 50, 000 Hect) Milli-watershed (1000 to10000 Hect) Micro watershed (100 to 1000 Hect) Mini watershed (1-100 Hect)