catchment area vs valley

catchment area

noun
  • An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries. 

  • The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station. 

valley

noun
  • An area which drains itself into a river. 

  • An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often garnished with a river flowing through it. 

  • Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. 

verb
  • To form the shape of a valley. 

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