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Explain the following: (a) River basin (b) Watershed (c) Catchment area (d) River regime

      

Explain the following:
(a) River basin
(b) Watershed
(c) Catchment area
(d) River regime

  

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Kavungya
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.
Kavungya answered the question on June 7, 2019 at 13:33


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