River basin definition

River basin means the area of land from which all surface run-off flows through a sequence of streams, rivers and, possibly, lakes into the sea at a single river mouth, estuary or delta.

River basin means the watershed of a major river system.

River basin means any of the following river basins designated on the map entitled "Major River Basins and Sub-basins in North Carolina" and filed in the Office of the Secretary of State on 16 April 1991. The term "river basin" includes any portion of the river basin that extends into another state. Any area outside North Carolina that is not included in one of the river basins listed in this subdivision comprises a separate river basin.

Examples of River basin in a sentence

• The Central Utah Project moves water from the Colorado River basin in eastern Utah to the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountain range.

• River basin management plans may be supplemented by the production of more detailed programmes and management plans for sub-basin, sector, issue, or water type, to deal with particular aspects of water management.

• River basin management plans shall be published at the latest nine years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

• Location of the Tucannon River, and Lyons Ferry and Tucannon Hatcheries within the Snake River basin.

• The eastern end of the Satpura Range and the western edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau form an east-west belt of hills that divide the Mahanadi River basin from the Indo-Gangetic plain.The central part of the state lies in the fertile upper basin of the Mahanadi River and its tributaries.

More Definitions of River basin

River basin means the area of land from which all surface runoff flows through a sequence of streams, rivers and possibly lakes into the sea at a single river mouth, estuary or delta, or the area of land from which all surface runoff ends up in another final recipient of water, such as a lake or a desert.

River basin means any of the following river basins designated on the map

River basin means an area of land from which all surface run-off water flows through a connected sequence of streams, rivers or other watercourses or lochs into the sea at a single river mouth, estuary or delta and includes any body of transitional water in the vicinity of that river mouth, estuary or delta,

River basin means the land drained by a river, including all the tributaries of such river, which flows directly into an ocean, sound, bay gulf, or into one of the Great Lakes.

River basin means the river system and the adjacent land, which is separated from another river basin by a physical boundary;

River basin means an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries; “water undertaker” means a company appointed as a water undertaker

River basin means the area drained by a river and its tributaries including associated aquifers, that is, the total area within which whatever precipitation or runoff occurs will, except for evaporation, eventually find its way to the river or one of its tributaries and associated aquifers;