Term:
Watershed; catchment
Definition:
A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems or the boundary between two river systems.; The area from which a stream or waterway and reservoir receives surface flow which originates as precipitation.
Domain:
Water
Source:
AQUASTAT Glossary, FAO, 2019.; Online Glossary of Irrigation Terms, Visy Industries Australia, retrieved in 2009 (http://www.irrig8right.com.au/Glossary/Glossary.htm); DN, CSCM, FAO, 2009
