drainage area
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The researchers decided to examine the water because it contains carbon signatures from the entire drainage area, which in turn convey information about origin and land use.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
He then slipped into a drainage area on the east side of Huckleberry Mountain.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
During August, there was 60% less rainfall in the river's drainage area than normal, according to official Chinese data.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022
It was not clear how the man had reached the remote camp, which has no cellphone service and is in a river drainage area.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021
The Orinoco River, which flows through Venezuela, and whose drainage area is largely covered with mountains, has a greater fluctuation than any other river, the difference between high and low water amounting to seventy feet.
From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha
