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Definition of Catchment basin
1. Noun. The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet. "Flood control in the Missouri basin"
Specialized synonyms: Detention Basin, Retention Basin
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Definition of Catchment basin
1. Noun. A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catchment Basin
Literary usage of Catchment basin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The catchment basin is surrounded by a ridge or watershed tine, continuous except at
... The area of the catchment basin may be determined from a suitable ..."
2. Irrigation Engineering by Herbert Michael Wilson (1909)
"Between these, the lower of the two curved lines represents the conditions
prevailing in a catchment basin of broad valleys and gentle slopes, ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"The entire catchment-basin flowing out of Loch Lubnaig (ie the combined drainage-areas
of Lochs Voil, Doine, ..."
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