basin

Example Sentences

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The area that "the UK has access to is a very mature, depleted basin," Tessa Khan, an environmental lawyer, told AFP.

From Barron's

You’ve heard these words without maybe giving them another thought: the Los Angeles basin.

From Los Angeles Times

The WWF environmental group warned that any spill could cause long-lasting pollution in the area, among the most biodiverse in the Mediterranean basin.

From Barron's

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily

Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, near Bakersfield, started building levees and digging basins for imported water in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times