catchment
3
6.4
- noun
- /ˈkæʧmənt/
- Specialized
:
cuenca
- Clear objectives must be set before the start of catchment planning.
- catchment area
- catchment management
- river catchment
Examples
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Opportunities for the community to influence decisions in its catchment are maximized.
Academic text (1991) -
The boundaries of the catchment area, including any smaller subcatchment units, must be determined.
Academic text (1991) -
For particular areas of interest, communities beyond the catchment should review and comment on the proposals.
Academic text (1991) -
The type of information and policy base differs from catchment to catchment, depending on the local issues.
Academic text (1991) -
A majority of Philadelphia households are not within the catchment of a high-performing public school.
Blog text (10) -
To date, ICM has been implemented in a dozen catchments in Western Australia.
Academic text (1991) -
Although 4,000 people live in town, the hospital's geographic catchment area contains 12,000 people.
Academic text (1997) -
Some CCBs have rural and mountainous counties within large catchment areas that are spread over many rugged miles.
Academic text (2013) -
With Kenya's highest levels of rainfall, the Mau is also the country's largest water catchment.
Academic text (2011) -
The area was a water catchment that was closed to the public for 120 years.
Synonyms
72
3.1
An area of land where water collects and flows into a river, lake, or sea
16
6.1
An area of land where rain flows into one river
1
5.6
An area of land where rain and water flow into the same river, lake, or reservoir
1
3.5
Land where a river and its streams send water to the same place
1
7.3
A place where water is kept behind a dam for storage
1
4.0
A large area of land where all the rain and rivers flow into the same river or sea
1
3.7
Area of land that sends water into a river or lake
An area of land where all rain flows into a river, lake or reservoir
A pond made by people that holds rainwater to prevent flooding and keep the water clean
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.6
An area of land where rain and water flow into the same river, lake, or reservoir
- Specialized
An area of land where all rain flows into a river, lake or reservoir
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word catchment comes from the simple verb catch ('to catch' or 'to collect') plus the ending -ment ('a thing or result'). So a catchment is literally the thing that 'catches' water, the land or structure that collects and stores water after rain.