catchment vs estuary

catchment

noun
  • A catchment area, or the people it serves. 

  • Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. 

verb
  • To divide into catchment areas. 

estuary

noun
  • An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water. 

  • A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone. 

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