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Encyclopedia Britannica



WATERSHED

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 386 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: WAT-WIL
WATERSHED , in
physical
  geography, the line separating the headstreams tributary to two different river-systems or basins. Alternative terms are " water-parting " and "
divide
 ." The
crest
  of a
mountain
 
ridge
  forms the most clearly marked water-shed; in a plain country of gentle slope (e.g. the central plain of Ireland) the watershed is often difficult to trace, as the head-waters of two different river systems may merge in marshes or lakes at the highest levels. In a mountainous country, where two streams, flowing in opposite directions but having their sources adjacent, are both gradually eroding or cutting back the
land
  at their heads, a pass is formed. In such cases, where one stream erodes faster than the other, the stronger may ultimately " behead " the weaker, and " capture " some of its waters,. whose flow is diverted from one basin to another.


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