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Preferred term

DRAINAGE BASINS  

Definition

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

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Change note

  • 2016-04-04 09:06:30.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (DRAINAGE BASINS [272700c5-d762-452b-8e9f-130e3a51efb5,158827] - SURFACE WATER FEATURES [959f1861-a776-41b1-ba6b-d23c71d4d1eb,158825]);
  • 2016-04-04 09:06:57.0 [gee-cee] insert Definition (id: null text: An area of land where surface water from rain, melting snow, or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/272700c5-d762-452b-8e9f-130e3a51efb5

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