River basin

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Definition of River basin:
The area of land from which all surface run-off flows through a sequence of streams, rivers and, possibly, lakes into the sea at a single river mouth, estuary or delta.[1].
This is the common definition for River basin, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CoPraNet glossary. [1]