drainage basin
area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water
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Summary
drainage basin ranks in the top 4% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,314 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: basin[2], fluvial landform[3]
- Commons category: Drainage basins[4]
- Said to be the same as: drainage basin[5]
- Has part(s): drainage system[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Drainage basins[7]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8], Otto's encyclopedia[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Geographical encyclopedia of Ukraine[12], Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine[13]
- Partially coincident with: low water channel[14]
- Topic has template: Q22803150[15]
- Main Wikidata property: P4614[16], P2053[17]
- Different from: watershed district of Russia[18], water area[19]
- Studied by: watershed science[20]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000291[21]
- Has boundary: drainage divide[22]
- P14541: 2a782v[23]
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Influence
Things named for drainage basin include Conca de Barberà[24], a comarca of Catalonia[25], in Spain[26].
Why It Matters
drainage basin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include Conca de Barberà[24], a comarca of Catalonia[25], in Spain[26].