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catchment area
(Encyclopedia)catchment area or drainage basin, area drained by a stream or other body of water. The limits of a given catchment area are the heights of land—often called drainage divides, or watersheds—separat...Albert Nyanza
(Encyclopedia)Albert Nyanza, E Africa: see Albert, Lake. ...Hamilton Inlet
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton Inlet: see Melville, Lake, Canada. ...Markermeer
(Encyclopedia)Markermeer, lake, the Netherlands: see IJsselmeer. ...Maryut
(Encyclopedia)Maryut, salt lake, Egypt: see Mareotis. ...Léman, Lac
(Encyclopedia)Léman, Lac: see Geneva, Lake, Switzerland. ...Wallensee
(Encyclopedia)Wallensee: see Wallenstadt, Lake of, Switzerland. ...Birket Qarun
(Encyclopedia)Birket Qarun, lake, Egypt: see Moeris. ...Valaam
(Encyclopedia)Valaam, island, Russia: see Ladoga, Lake. ...Victoria Nyanza
(Encyclopedia)Victoria Nyanza, Africa: see Victoria, Lake. ...Browse by Subject
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