Drainage basins of
Europe, areas of land where
precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a
river,
bay, or other
body of water. The drainage basin includes all the
surface water from
rain runoff,
snowmelt, hail, sleet and nearby streams that run downslope towards the shared outlet, as well as the
groundwater underneath the earth's surface.[1] Drainage basins connect into other drainage basins at lower elevations in a
hierarchical pattern, with smaller sub-drainage basins, which in turn drain into another common outlet.[2]
^"drainage basin". The Physical Environment. University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Archived from
the original on March 21, 2004.
Drainage basins of
Europe, areas of land where
precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a
river,
bay, or other
body of water. The drainage basin includes all the
surface water from
rain runoff,
snowmelt, hail, sleet and nearby streams that run downslope towards the shared outlet, as well as the
groundwater underneath the earth's surface.[1] Drainage basins connect into other drainage basins at lower elevations in a
hierarchical pattern, with smaller sub-drainage basins, which in turn drain into another common outlet.[2]
^"drainage basin". The Physical Environment. University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Archived from
the original on March 21, 2004.