an extant area of land where all surface water converges to a single to a lower elevation

an area of ridge of land that separates water flowing to different rivers

the volume of water passing a measuring point

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Term	Definition
drainage basin	an extant area of land where all surface water converges to a single to a lower elevation
watershed	an area of ridge of land that separates water flowing to different rivers
erosion	breaking down of things
transportation
deposition
energy
discharge	the volume of water passing a measuring point
gradient
hydraulic action
cavitation
abrasion
attrition
solution
vertical erosion
lateral erosion
load
suspension
saltation
traction