Watersheds

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006774",
  "term": "Watersheds",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge.",
  "synonyms": [
    "catchments",
    "drainage basins",
    "drainage divides",
    "lake basins",
    "river basins"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "land resources",
    "water resources",
    "Conservation Effects Assessment Project",
    "basins",
    "watershed hydrology",
    "rapid resource appraisal",
    "water yield",
    "water quantity",
    "watershed management",
    "subwatersheds",
    "forested watersheds",
    "agricultural watersheds"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Water Science Glossary of Terms, USGS",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cuencas hidrográficas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/watersheds/"
}