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Definition: Drainage Area |
Drainage AreaNoun1. The geographical area draining into a river or reservoir. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | Region drained by natural water channels ; the area of land from which rainwater or snow melt drains into a reservoir, pond, lake or stream. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Area with a common outlet for its surface runoff. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The area from which a lake, stream or waterway and reservoir receives surface flow which originates as precipitation. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Hydrologic | An area having a common outlet for its surface runoff (also see Watershed and Catchment Area). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Drainage AreaSynonyms: catchment area (n), catchment basin (n), drainage basin (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Drainage Area |
| Specialty definitions using "drainage area": beheaded stream ♦ catchment physiographic ♦ Depth of Runoff ♦ runoff coefficient ♦ watershed physiographic. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Burned drainage area near Winnemucca, Nevada, August 1999. Credit: Bob Goodman. |  | Straw bale structures protect burned drainage area from flooding and erosion after August 1999 wildfires, near Winnemucca, Nevada. Credit: Unknown. |
 | Pond in the Elk Creek drainage area. Credit: Terry Tuttle. |  | View of Bridge Creek Drainage area from Sutton Mountain. Credit: Ron Halvorson. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expression using "drainage area": blind drainage area. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "drainage area"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 流域 (river basin, valley). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nedbørsområde (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed), afvandingsområde (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, hydrographical basin, river basin, watershed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | waterwingebied (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), toevoergebied (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed), stroomgebied (basin, reservoir), rivierbekken (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), opvanggebied (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed), afwateringsgebied (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, hydrological basin, river basin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valuma-alue (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, hydrological basin, river basin, watershed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bassin-versant (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), bassin versant (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), bassin pluvial (drainage basin), bassin hydrographique (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), bassin fluviatile (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), bassin de drainage (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), bassin d'alimentation (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), aire de drainage (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district), aire d'alimentation (drain district, drainage basin, drainage district). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wassersammelgebiet (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), Wassereinzugsgebiet (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, hydrographical basin, river basin, watershed), Sammelgebiet (catchment area, catchment basin, catchment physiographic, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed physiographic), Niederschlagsgebiet (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed, zone of precipitation), Gebiet,das durch ein Fliessgewässer mit all seinen Zuflüssen entwässert wird. (catchment, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, watershed), Entwässerungsgebiet (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), Entwässerungsfläche (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), Einzugsgebiet (catchment area), Abflussgebiet (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υδρολογική λεκάνη (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed), λεκάνη απορροής (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, divide, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, water parting, watershed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | impluvio di un fiume (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), bacino imbrifero (catchment, catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed, zone of precipitation), bacino idrografico (catchment, catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, hydrological basin, river basin, watershed, zone of precipitation), bacino idrico (reservoir), bacino di raccolta (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), bacino di drenaggio (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), bacino d'alimentazione (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ainagedray areaay bacia vertente (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed), bacia hidrográfica (water-parting, watershed), bacia de drenagem (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed). (various references) cuenca vertiente (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed), cuenca hidrográfica (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed), cuenca fluvial (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, hydrological basin, river basin, watershed), cuenca de captación (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed), cuenca de alimentación (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin), cuenca (basin, bowl, catchment area, hollow, socket, watershed), área de captación (catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, watershed). (various references) avrinningsområde (catchment area, catchment basin, collecting area, drain district, drainage basin, drainage district, gathering area, gathering grounds, river basin, watershed). (various references) drenaj alanı (drainage basin), akarsu havzası (drainage basin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-d-e-e-g-i-n-r-r" | |
-3 letters: arraigned, grenadier, rereading. | |
-4 letters: agrarian, arranged, deringer, drainage, gadarene, gardener, gardenia, garnered, gerardia, regained, regainer. | |
-5 letters: aneared, anergia, angaria, angered, angrier, araneid, arraign, arrange, deraign, derange, dernier, drainer, dreeing, earring, energid, enraged, gnarred, gradine, grained, grainer, grandee, grander, grenade, grinder, nerdier, randier, rangier, readier, reading, rearing, reeding, reginae, regrade, regrind, reigned. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 72 61 69 6E 61 67 65 41 72 65 61 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01110010 01100001 01101001 01101110 01100001 01100111 01100101 00100000 01000001 01110010 01100101 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D r a i n a g e   A r e a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0072 0061 0069 006E 0061 0067 0065 0041 0072 0065 0061 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3884677580677371235847167 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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