subwatershed
subwatershed noun: any of several parts of a watershed that drain to a specific location.
Noun
subwatershed (plural subwatersheds)
- Any of several parts of a watershed that drain to a specific location.
- Model simulations were conducted in the Gwynns Falls Watershed (171 km 2 ), Maryland, USA, a subwatershed that discharges to the Chesapeake Bay. The three streams included in the Pennino et al.2015 July 18, “Urban Stream Burial Increases Watershed-Scale Nitrate Export”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of subwatershed
| plural | subwatersheds |
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Origin of subwatershed
From sub- + watershed.
Questions about subwatershed
- What does subwatershed mean?
- Subwatershed means any of several parts of a watershed that drain to a specific location.
- What part of speech is subwatershed?
- Subwatershed is a noun.
- What is the plural of subwatershed?
- The plural of subwatershed is subwatersheds.
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