What is the meaning of Watershed?

  • (n.) The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
  • (n.) The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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