drainage basin

• Ein Gebiet, in dem das gesamte Oberflächenwasser durch Niederschlag oder Schnee- und Eisschmelze in einen gemeinsamen Abfluss wie einen Fluss, See oder Ozean gelangt, meist durch Erhebungen wie Hügel oder Bergrücken begrenzt.

An area of land where all surface water from rain, melting snow, or ice converges to a single point, such as a river, lake, or ocean, typically bounded by higher terrain like hills or ridges.

1. Geographic areaB2formal

   An area of land where all surface water from rain, melting snow, or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of a basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean.

   Einzugsgebiet

   • The Amazon River has the largest drainage basin in the world.
   • The drainage basin of the Mississippi River covers parts of 31 US states.
   • Heavy rainfall in the drainage basin caused the river to flood.