basin
Used to denote a region drained by a single river system, e.g., the Amazon basin.
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
catchment basin
The entire area drained by a given river or lake plus associated tributaries. Same meaning as drainage basin, river basin, watershed, etc..
Great Artesian Basin
Largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, located in Australia and measuring around 1,711,000 square kilometres (661,000 sq mi). It covers most of Queensland, the south-east corner of the Northern Territory, northeastern South Australia, and northern New South Wales.
artesian basin
Type of confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure.
river basin
Total geographic area drained by a river plus all its tributaries.
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endorheic
Used in reference to a closed drainage basins with no outflow to other bodies of water, the bottom of which often contains a salt lake or salt pan. Water leaves only via evaporation or seepage.
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haor
Wetland ecosystem of which most are located in northeast Bangladesh. The typical form is that of a bowl or saucer-shaped depression and the core haor area is surrounded by hills of the Indian states of Meghalaya to the north, Tripura and Mizoram to the south, and Assam and Manipur to the east. The area is known locally as the 'Haor' or 'Sylhet' basin and floods extensively each year during the annual monsoons.
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mound spring
Natural, isolated, relict artesian springs found in arid, outback Queensland and South Australia. Water stored in deep aquifers seeps to the surface through fault lines in the rock, and the sediments and salts within the spring water form elevated mounds as it evaporates. Most such springs support marginal plant growth that help stabilise the sediment and provide shelter for animals. In South Australia mound springs form an arc of about 400km along the south-western edge of the Great Artesian Basin, although many have disappeared in the last 100 years as a result of water extraction.
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