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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. land resources
  4. watersheds

Preferred term

watersheds

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge.

    Source: Water Science Glossary of Terms, USGS

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • catchments
  • drainage basins
  • drainage divides
  • lake basins
  • river basins

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5500

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