An endorheic basin (/ˌɛndoʊˈriː.ɪk/ EN-doh-REE-ik; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows... 33 KB (3,767 words) - 09:54, 30 April 2024 |
The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain... 75 KB (1,411 words) - 23:24, 25 April 2024 |
The Columbia River drainage basin is the drainage basin of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It covers 668,000 km2 or... 6 KB (623 words) - 23:23, 17 April 2024 |
Drainage Basin A, is one of the drainage basins of South Africa. The main river in this system is the Limpopo River. It is subdivided into 9 sub-drainage... 2 KB (255 words) - 16:57, 24 July 2023 |
A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain and melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir... 8 KB (447 words) - 04:13, 27 April 2022 |
Drainage density is a quantity used to describe physical parameters of a drainage basin. First described by Robert E. Horton, drainage density is defined... 31 KB (4,399 words) - 06:12, 12 January 2024 |
The Murray–Darling Basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, encompassing the drainage basin of the tributaries of... 54 KB (3,945 words) - 20:35, 28 March 2024 |
drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins.... 9 KB (982 words) - 09:32, 30 April 2024 |
Tigris–Euphrates river system (redirect from Tigris-Euphrates Drainage Basin) region, where Mesopotamian civilization first emerged. The Tigris–Euphrates Basin is shared between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. Many tributaries... 19 KB (2,140 words) - 00:23, 2 April 2024 |
Senegal River (redirect from Sénégal River drainage basin) length marks part of the border between Senegal and Mauritania. It has a drainage basin of 270000 km2 (100000 sq mi), a mean flow of 680 m3/s (24,000 cu ft/s)... 47 KB (5,783 words) - 02:16, 20 April 2024 |
Black Sea (redirect from Black Sea drainage basin) Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea covers 436,400 km2... 115 KB (11,614 words) - 12:54, 30 April 2024 |
Limpopo River (redirect from Limpopo River basin) against. The river is approximately 1,750 km (1,090 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 415,000 km2 (160,000 sq mi) in size. The mean discharge measured... 15 KB (1,233 words) - 14:45, 3 April 2024 |
Mississippi River (redirect from Mississippi Basin) River is the primary river, and second-longest river, of the largest drainage basin in the United States. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in... 140 KB (14,351 words) - 04:44, 29 April 2024 |
Niger River (redirect from Niger River basin) of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres (2,600 miles). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea... 48 KB (3,342 words) - 13:29, 1 May 2024 |
A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain and melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir... 9 KB (487 words) - 13:26, 28 April 2022 |
The Lake Eyre basin (/ɛər/ AIR) is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia. It is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and... 25 KB (2,816 words) - 13:30, 2 June 2023 |
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess water. The internal drainage of most... 15 KB (1,762 words) - 22:13, 1 May 2024 |
closed or endorheic drainage basin is to the north of the lake and 70% is south of it. The Soda Lake complex consists of two larger basins, and at least 130... 5 KB (526 words) - 13:38, 1 March 2023 |
that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa; ordered by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each larger river's name; ordered alphabetically... 9 KB (147 words) - 01:03, 28 February 2023 |
Arctic Ocean (redirect from Arctic Ocean drainage basin) sea North Polar Basin into two oceanic basins: the Eurasian Basin, which is 4,000–4,500 m (13,100–14,800 ft) deep, and the Amerasian Basin (sometimes called... 65 KB (6,952 words) - 15:33, 30 April 2024 |
The list of rivers of Canada is organized by drainage basin and province. The major Canadian drainage basins are the following: Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean... 3 KB (245 words) - 05:06, 7 November 2023 |
in Canada, whose direct surface runoff and watersheds form a large drainage basin that feeds into the lakes. It is generally considered to also include... 4 KB (362 words) - 10:42, 20 June 2023 |
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000... 28 KB (3,170 words) - 17:30, 13 March 2024 |
List of rivers of Tennessee (section By drainage basin) of rivers of the U.S. state of Tennessee: This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name... 19 KB (690 words) - 00:41, 3 January 2024 |
Gulf of Mexico (redirect from Gulf of Mexico drainage basin) The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent... 56 KB (6,284 words) - 02:08, 6 March 2024 |
rivers in the U.S. state of South Carolina: This list is arranged by drainage basin, from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each... 7 KB (555 words) - 22:19, 17 February 2024 |