a) River basin: The entire system of the river including tributaries and
Distributaries
b) Water shed: A boundary line separating neighbouring river basins. It’s also called river divide.
c) Catchment area: the entire area from which the river draws its water.
d) river regime: this is the seasonal variation of the amount of water in the
river channel or the variation of the quantity of water (discharge) passing down a stream.
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