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catchment area

NOUN
drainage basin
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Under the proposals, restoration projects would be put together for the River Wensum, the Bure broads and marshes, and the River Yare catchment area.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Funding is to be spent where the issue is considered a particular problem, including the River Brent catchment area.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Among ten locations earmarked for funding are the Grand Union Canal, the River Brent catchment area, and the Lower Crane Valley.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

London and its catchment area have enjoyed bigger gains than elsewhere.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

A patient from Morne Michel, the most distant village in the Zanmi Lasante catchment area, had failed to appear at the clinic for his monthly TB checkup.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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