catchment
Water gathering zone
A catchment is an area from which something is collected or drawn.
In geography, a catchment (or catchment area) is the region draining into a river or reservoir—all the land where rainfall flows toward a single point.
The term extends to institutions: a school's catchment area is the zone from which it draws students.
Properties in the catchment for good schools command higher prices.
Liquid removal system
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
runoff · watershed · aquifer · groundwater · floodplain · delta · estuary · meander
Atmospheric water deposit
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- runoffExcess water drainage
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- evapotranspirationWater loss from land surfaces
percolation · hydrograph · discharge · streamflow · groundwater · aquifer · floodplain · sediment
Large water storage basin
- supplyFurnish or stock
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
infrastructure · municipal · urban · rural · population · demand · allocation · planning
Physical feature mapping
- terrainLand's physical features
- landformNatural terrain feature
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
- boundaryLine marking a limit
delineation · slope · elevation · contour · valley · ridge · divide · area
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
species · flora · fauna · corridor · buffer · restoration · conservation · endemic
drainage
Liquid removal system
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
streamflow · runoff · watershed · aquifer · groundwater · floodplain · delta · estuary · meander · oxbow
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- runoffExcess water drainage
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
evapotranspiration · percolation · hydrograph · discharge · streamflow · groundwater · aquifer · floodplain · sediment · erosion
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- supplyFurnish or stock
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- distributionAllocation across recipients
utility · infrastructure · municipal · urban · rural · population · demand · allocation · planning · authority
topography
Physical feature mapping
- terrainLand's physical features
- landformNatural terrain feature
- geomorphologyStudy of terrain formation
boundary · delineation · slope · elevation · contour · valley · ridge · divide · area · region
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
wildlife · species · flora · fauna · corridor · buffer · restoration · conservation · endemic · aquatic
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, water supply, water storage, aquifer
- water sourcesriver, lake, rain, well, pond
- water storagereservoir, cistern, cisterns, water tank, water reservoir
- hydrologyrivers, streamflow, aquifers, aquifer, lakes
- mountain reservoirdam, spillway, glacial lake, alpine lake, headwaters
- reservoir termsdam, water supply, water storage, impoundment, spillway
catchmentoutfall
Drainage discharge point
outflow · dispersal · discharge · release · distribution
- catchment areaZone where precipitation collects
- water catchmentRain collection infrastructure