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Catchment   Listen
noun
Catchment  n.  A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... equalization or concentration; the maximum quantity of flow, the variation during periods of flood, and the possibilities of reduction or control; the minimum flow and its possible modification by storage or an auxiliary supply. These questions are obviously related to the size and shape of the catchment area, the topography, the rock structure, the relation between underground flow or absorption and the runoff, and other physiographic factors. Quoting from ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith



Words linked to "Catchment" :   structure, catchment area, catch



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