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a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems landmark: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
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| waters |
United States actress and singer (1896-1977) amniotic fluid: the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
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| watershed infarction |
cerebral infarction in a watershed area (qv) during a time of prolonged systemic hypotension.
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| watershed |
The land area that drains into a stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller "subsheds", each of which contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a common delivery point.
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| watershed |
The land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge. Large watersheds, like the Mississippi River basin contain thousands of smaller watersheds.
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